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Australian troops in Afghanistan

Australian Army soldiers from the 8th/12th Medium Regiment attached to the 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery deploy from a Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter on July 28, 2008 in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is the Army's only parachute light gun regiment, the Airborne Gunners primary role is to provide artillery support to 16 Air Assault Brigade Task Force Helmand during their operations to support the Afghan national Government in its fighting against the Taliban.

Photo by Getty Images Feb 20, 2011