Reporter Ben Rooth and photographer Veronique de Viguerie have switched the news agenda from Iraq to Afghanistan, spending time with the Royal Anglian Regiment as they restore peace in and around Kabul.

The journalists, from the Lincolnshire Echo, were following county soldiers working for the United Nations' International Security Assistance Force. They spent four days there to put together an in-depth six-part series.

The troops' job is to help ensure the central Asian country enjoys its first sustained era of peace for many years.

Ben Rooth

Ben and Veronique found out how members of the Regiment risk their lives on daily mobile patrols in the capital, playing a vital peace-keeping role. And yet despite being foreign soldiers, the locals still trust them more than the local police, according to Ben.

They also looked at the horrific landmine problem, saw amputees, illness and poverty, and talked to the soldiers about the risks they face every day.

Even the duo's flight into the capital proved hazardous, with a threat from a man firing anti-aircraft missiles causing an alert.

They spoke to serving soldiers, watched how they worked with local peacekeepers and found out what it's like for the peacekeepers who are away from home for so long.