Afghanistan: Reflections on Helmand
Small exhibition at the Imperial War Museum looking at the story of the British presence in Helmand province in Afghanistan from the soldier’s viewpoint. There were some interesting objects and good use was made of videos and personal testaments. In the worst year of fighting, 2009, 108 British soldiers were killed and 157 seriously injured. There was a section on the main British base, Camp Bastion, the largest operation UK military base to be built since the Second World War which housed 28,000 people. Closes on 26 November 2017