Operation Tyruna in Sangin Valley, Helmand Province

Soldiers from The 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland lay down covering fire during Operation Tyruna in the Sangin Valley, Afghanistan. Hundreds of troops have swooped into a network of narcotics labs in the Sangin valley as part of a massive air assault which saw them bag a huge haul of opium and kill a number of insurgents. MoD/Crown Copyright 2009 Photo courtesy of Army.