An Afghan National policeman searches a passenger at a checkpoint in the Sangin district of Helmand province on December 27, 2015. Afghan forces are scrambling to beat back the Taliban from Sangin as the insurgents claimed to have captured nearly the entire opium-rich district, following the first British deployment to the volatile region in 14 months. AFP PHOTO / Noor Mohammad / AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD (Photo credit should read NOOR MOHAMMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
