A US Marine from C company 1/6 24 MEU eats by torchlight at a base in Garmser in south of Helmand Province on May 5, 2008. Helmand, the main source of Afghanistan's opium output, is in the grip of a Taliban-insurgency launched after it was toppled from government in a US-led invasion in late 2001. Most ISAF soldiers in Helmand are British, and were joined by US Marines last week in a push to remove the Taliban from around southern Garmser district. Getty Images logo Getty Images 18 months ago

A US Marine from C company 1/6 24 MEU eats by torchlight at a base in Garmser in south of Helmand Province on May 5, 2008. Helmand, the main source of Afghanistan's opium output, is in the grip of a Taliban-insurgency launched after it was toppled from government in a US-led invasion in late 2001. Most ISAF soldiers in Helmand are British, and were joined by US Marines last week in a push to remove the Taliban from around southern Garmser district.

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