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Royal Welsh Afghan tour

Our reporter Gwyn Loader takes a look at the changing role for British troops as they complete their final tour in Afghanistan.

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Royal Welsh Afghan tour: Part one

The last six months have seen five Welshmen killed in Afghanistan as they prepare local Afghan forces for the withdrawal of international soldiers.

In the first of three special reports, our reporter Gwyn Loader has spent a fortnight on the frontline living with soldiers from the Royal Welsh and Welsh Guards Battalions. At their forward operating base in the Nad-e-Ali area of Helmand Province.

Gwyn takes a look at the changing role for British troops in Afghanistan as they complete their final tour of Afghanistan.

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