Each convoy was led by a pickup truck loaded with supplies, followed in one case bySpecial Forces members on six all-terrain vehicles and in a separate case bySpecial Forces members on 25 ATVs, all heavily packed with equipment.
Each can be carried out by children of all ages in schools around the world and no specialequipment is needed (all experiments can be done with laboratory equipment at schools).
The Ministry of Defence said the cost of repatriating equipment from Afghanistan would be met by the Treasury's Special Reserve - traditionally used to pay for in-theatre operations - rather than the defence budget.