As a British Army Officer in the Corps of Royal Engineers Toby Woodbridgetwice deployed to Afghanistan's Helmand Province, and spent a total ofeight months in the notorious District of Sangin.Employed as mentor to the Afghan National Police during his last tour in thetown Woodbridge spent over six months living, working and fighting alongsidemembers of that much maligned but critically important organisation, gaininga privileged view of their work and insight into their world.His experiences from those two tours provide the background for this uniqueperspective on the difficulties and dangers involved when working, living andsurviving on the front line of Afghanistan's insurgency.

Toby Woodbridge served as an Officer in the British Army between 2005 and2010, completing two tours of Afghanistan during that time.He is now a journalist living in London.