A villager from Mukhter in discussion with a member of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Operations Company, 2006

Digital photograph by Cpl Mike Fletcher, Royal Logistic Corps, Helmand Task Force Photographer, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 28 July 2006.

British soldiers based in southern Afghanistan carried out an Outreach Mission to spread the word about their presence in Helmand Province. All British soldiers were taught some basic Pashtu greetings and phrases, but in this instance they could not communicate.

Members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Operations Company and soldiers from the Afghan National Army (ANA) patrolled north of the provincial town of Lashkar Gah to the village of Mukhter. Once in the village they handed out leaflets, written in Pashtu, explaining their presence in the region. The leaflets said the British Forces in Helmand were there at the request of the Afghan Government and were assisting the local authorities with security and rebuilding infrastructure.