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A man from County Londonderry has died in Afghanistan.A man from County Londonderry has died in Afghanistan.
It is understood the man from Ballykelly was working for a private security firm in the country. Stuart Murray, 40, from Ballykelly, died in an ambush in Herat in the north west of the country on Saturday.
The Foreign Office have confirmed that a British national was killed in an incident in Herat, western Afghanistan. It is not known when or how he died. The father of two had been working for a private security firm. Mr Murray had served in the army for 21 years before leaving in 2006.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said the man was a former soldier in the British Army. His widow, Sheena, told the BBC that he was preparing to leave the country when he was killed. It is not known when his body will be brought home.
Mr Murray was due to leave the country on Sunday but had decided to leave a day early, she said.
It was the second time Mr Murray had travelled to Afghanistan for private security work.