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| Roadside bombs kill two soldiers | Roadside bombs kill two soldiers |
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| Roadside bombs have killed two British soldiers in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | Roadside bombs have killed two British soldiers in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| The soldiers, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, were on foot patrol near Malgir, in Helmand province, when two bombs went off on Monday morning. | The soldiers, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, were on foot patrol near Malgir, in Helmand province, when two bombs went off on Monday morning. |
| No further details have been released about the soldiers, who were serving as part of the 1 Coldstream Guards Battle Group. Their families have been told. | No further details have been released about the soldiers, who were serving as part of the 1 Coldstream Guards Battle Group. Their families have been told. |
| A total of 253 UK forces personnel have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. | A total of 253 UK forces personnel have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. |
| That is just two fewer than were killed during the Falklands War in 1982. | |
| Lt Col David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said comrades would remember the soldiers' "resolute bravery and sacrifice". | Lt Col David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said comrades would remember the soldiers' "resolute bravery and sacrifice". |
| 'More casualties' | |
| Malgir is between Babaji and Gereshk, an area where much of the British effort has been focused during the past year. | Malgir is between Babaji and Gereshk, an area where much of the British effort has been focused during the past year. |
| Nato's civilian representative in Afghanistan, the former British Ambassador in Kabul Mark Sedwill, warned there would be "many more casualties" in a BBC interview on Sunday. | |
| He said soldiers would be needed in a combat role for up to five more years and could be training Afghan forces for "a decade or more". | |
| Last week, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown set a deadline of mid-2011 to "turn the tide" against the Taliban. | |
| He also announced plans to reintegrate some of the insurgents into society. |