UK troops deliver turbine in huge Afganistan mission

Almost three thousand British troops in southern Afghanistan have successfully transported a huge hydroelectric power turbine through Taleban territory.

In one of their biggest operations in Helmand, a convoy of 100 vehicles took five days to move the massive sections of the turbine 180km (112 miles).

The $6m (£3.4m) turbine will mean the Kajaki power station can bring power to an extra 1.9 million people.

British forces were helped by 2,000 Nato and Afghan troops.

The operation was part of a development project which has been planned for two years.