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Paratrooper killed in Afghanistan Soldier killed in Helmand named
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A soldier from the Parachute Regiment killed in southern Afghanistan was special forces, the BBC has learned. A soldier killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday has been named as Lance Corporal Tommy Brown.
The man died on Tuesday when a bomb exploded as he passed through a village in the Sangin region of Helmand province, the BBC's Peter Greste said. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said he died as a result of a suspected improvised explosive device in Sangin.
The death is the fourth in as many days and next of kin have been informed. L/Cpl Brown, from the Parachute Regiment, was in the special forces, according to the BBC's Peter Greste in Helmand province.
The number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 is 243 and the death toll this year alone is 106. The number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 stands at 243.
'Taliban re-grouped''Taliban re-grouped'
Our correspondent in Afghanistan said the relatively high casualty toll was partly because British forces were aggressively pushing troops out into smaller patrol bases in an attempt to drive the Taliban out. The death is the fourth in as many days.
He said the Taliban had, until recently, been forced back but had since re-grouped, resulting in daily gun battles and casualties.
Another British soldier also died on Tuesday. Lance Corporal Christopher Roney, 23, , from Sunderland, who served in 3rd Battalion The Rifles, was killed in a fire fight near Sangin.Another British soldier also died on Tuesday. Lance Corporal Christopher Roney, 23, , from Sunderland, who served in 3rd Battalion The Rifles, was killed in a fire fight near Sangin.
Funeral for war's 100th casualtyFuneral for war's 100th casualty
And on Sunday, Lance Corporal Michael Pritchard, 22, a Kent-born Royal Military Policeman who lived in Eastbourne, East Sussex, died as a result of "small arms fire" - also near Sangin.And on Sunday, Lance Corporal Michael Pritchard, 22, a Kent-born Royal Military Policeman who lived in Eastbourne, East Sussex, died as a result of "small arms fire" - also near Sangin.
The Ministry of Defence said the Royal Military Police were investigating friendly fire as a possible cause of both of these earlier deaths. The MoD said the Royal Military Police were investigating friendly fire as a possible cause of both of these earlier deaths.
No further information would be released until the conclusion of the inquests, it said.No further information would be released until the conclusion of the inquests, it said.
Our correspondent in Afghanistan said the relatively high casualty toll was partly because British forces were aggressively pushing troops out into smaller patrol bases in an attempt to drive the Taliban out.
He said the Taliban had, until recently, been forced back but had since re-grouped, resulting in daily gun battles and casualties.
The BBC's Peter Greste said the 3rd Battalion The Rifles had had a "particularly rough time", losing eight men since deploying three months ago.The BBC's Peter Greste said the 3rd Battalion The Rifles had had a "particularly rough time", losing eight men since deploying three months ago.
Meanwhile, the funeral of the 100th soldier killed during 2009 while on duty in Afghanistan has taken place in his home town of Bury St Edmunds.Meanwhile, the funeral of the 100th soldier killed during 2009 while on duty in Afghanistan has taken place in his home town of Bury St Edmunds.
L/Cpl Adam Drane, 23, of the Royal Anglian Regiment, was shot in Helmand Province on 7 December.L/Cpl Adam Drane, 23, of the Royal Anglian Regiment, was shot in Helmand Province on 7 December.
A private committal was held at St Nicholas's Church in Stanningfield after the funeral service.A private committal was held at St Nicholas's Church in Stanningfield after the funeral service.