British Troops Secure Helmand Province In Southern Afghanistan

MUS QALA, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 23: A British soldier passes an early blooming heroin poppy on March 23, 2006 in Musa Qala in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. An advance team of British forces has been meeting with district leaders throught the province ahead of the arrival of the Helmand Task Force which which should be fully deployed by June. The British troops will face a strong Taliban presence in Helmand which many say is financed by protection money from the massive drug trade. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)