Fake village designed for British troops preparing for Tabliban war in Afghanistan.
Published On 17 Jun 200917 Jun 2009
British troops study Afghan cultural rules
While thousands of foreign troops based in Afghanistan are fighting the Taliban, soldiers are also being trained back home to gain the hearts and minds of ordinary people.
In a fake Afghan village in the UK countryside, they learn about the importance of diplomacy and how to avoid potentially dangerous mistakes.
Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba has more from southeast England.