TWENTY-four hours in a cramped plane, no sleep and basic food rations. Not a package holiday to Spain, but the journey of Trevor Porter as he travelled to war-ravaged Kabul in Afghanistan.

The Wiltshire Times photojournalist was there to learn about the role of the British Army in their peacekeeping mission after the war.

There are 400 Britons in Kabul who are involved in the peacekeeping process and the majority are from Wiltshire.

Trevor was able to talk to Wiltshire-based army commander Simon Levey, who was in charge of the peacekeeping troops in Kabul, about the work of the army in the city.

He saw some of the city's key structures being rebuilt, such as the orphanage and schools.

He said: "Afghan tradesmen were rebuilding the structures to fit in with the style of the city. All the scaffolding is wooden and they use very basic tools."

One of the dangers facing the people of Kabul is unexploded mines. It is the fourth most heavily-mined country in the world, with 11 million mines. In the last 15 weeks there have been 14 civilian fatalities caused by mines. Although Trevor was there for less than two days, he was able to learn about the role of the British Army in Kabul and see how the Afghan people are rebuilding their lives after the war.

Read the full story in Trevor's own words in the Wiltshire Times next week.