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The military emigrants: ‘I’ve lived in Canada and in a hole in the ground’
  • March 8, 2013, 09:00

On a tour of duty to Afghanistan, two Irish members of the British army talk to Ciara Kenny about life as soldiers and their reasons for joining up

All I knew about Afghanistan was years of war
  • December 9, 2011, 08:53

This time last year, Noel Scanlon couldn’t afford to bring his sons to see Santa. Since taking a job in Afghanistan, his mortgage is up to date and his family can afford a holiday for the first time since 2008.