TERRITORIAL Army soldier Private Kevin Webb, from Harrow, has volunteered for a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Kevin, 22, a member of B (Queen's regiment) Company based at the TA Centre in Deansbrook Road, Edgware, will be putting his job as a railway maintenance worker on hold to patrol the streets of Kabul with the 3rd Battalion Princess of Wales Royal Regiment, part of the peacekeeping force in the Afghan capital.

He will also be guarding the airfield and be part of a rapid response unit.

Kevin, a former regular soldier, said: "I volunteered for the challenge. I am looking forward to meeting the people of Afghanistan."

April 29, 2003 16:00