A bridge too far

摘要

Sappers from Tidworth-based 22 Engineer Regiment have repaired a key bridge in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Basharan Bridge, which was first built in 2010, crosses the Char Anjir Wadi linking local communities in the Basharan and Babaji areas. The bridge allows farmers from Babaji to move their produce to markets and makes moving between local towns more efficient. The bridge had been damaged by an improvised explosive device laid by insurgents earlier this year. The sappers, from 5 Squadron, mounted a two-day operation to fix the bridge in the soaring Afghan heat.