Kindly well-wishers have been told to stop sending Christmas presents to British troops fighting in Afghanistan - because it puts lives at risk.

Military chiefs said the seasonal surge in unsolicited gifts also clogged up supply chains meaning parcels for named servicemen and women from families and friends are delayed.

Twenty-one panels, each one 144 feet square.

Each of the 21 panels tells eight human stories, in colorful thread, of the lives of loved ones lost to the ravages of HIV/AIDS.