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| UK soldier killed in Afghan blast | UK soldier killed in Afghan blast |
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| A British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan when insurgents attacked a patrol, Nato's International Security Assistance Force has said. | A British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan when insurgents attacked a patrol, Nato's International Security Assistance Force has said. |
| The serviceman died when an explosion hit a joint UK-Afghan patrol at 0825 local time in Helmand province. | The serviceman died when an explosion hit a joint UK-Afghan patrol at 0825 local time in Helmand province. |
| The soldier was from 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, attached to 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment. | The soldier was from 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, attached to 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment. |
| Next of kin have been informed. Some 116 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. | Next of kin have been informed. Some 116 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. |
| Medical facilities | Medical facilities |
| The incident happened near forward operating base Attal in the Gereshk area of Helmand province. | The incident happened near forward operating base Attal in the Gereshk area of Helmand province. |
| One other Isaf soldier, an Afghan National Army soldier and the patrol interpreter were injured in the blast. | |
| The soldier's body and the three casualties were airlifted to medical facilities at the British base at Camp Bastion. | The soldier's body and the three casualties were airlifted to medical facilities at the British base at Camp Bastion. |
| Army spokesman Lt Col David Reynolds said: "Everyone is affected by the death of a soldier, and the thoughts and sympathies of us all are with the family at this most difficult time." | Army spokesman Lt Col David Reynolds said: "Everyone is affected by the death of a soldier, and the thoughts and sympathies of us all are with the family at this most difficult time." |
| 'Great sorrow' | 'Great sorrow' |
| About 70,000 international soldiers are operating in Afghanistan, most of them deployed under the UN-mandated Isaf. | About 70,000 international soldiers are operating in Afghanistan, most of them deployed under the UN-mandated Isaf. |
| Isaf spokesman Brig-Gen Richard Blanchette said: "It is with great sorrow that we must announce this brave soldier's death as we offer our sympathies to this soldier's loved ones. | Isaf spokesman Brig-Gen Richard Blanchette said: "It is with great sorrow that we must announce this brave soldier's death as we offer our sympathies to this soldier's loved ones. |
| "We have the utmost respect and admiration for the Isaf troops who operate in this challenging environment." | "We have the utmost respect and admiration for the Isaf troops who operate in this challenging environment." |
| The death comes a week after Signaller Wayne Bland, 21, from Leeds, of 16 Signal Regiment, was killed when a suicide bomber drove a car into a Nato convoy on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul. | |
| Meanwhile, the MoD has launched an investigation after three civilians were killed and four injured in Afghanistan in a rocket attack by British troops in the Sangin district of Helmand. | |
| An International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) spokesman said the patrol launched the rockets in self-defence. |