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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan | UK soldier killed in Afghanistan |
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| A British soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. | A British soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. |
| The soldier from A Company 4 Rifles, died as a result of small arms fire near Sangin, in Helmand province, on Monday morning. | The soldier from A Company 4 Rifles, died as a result of small arms fire near Sangin, in Helmand province, on Monday morning. |
| The soldier's next of kin have been informed his death. | |
| The MoD says his death was not connected to Operation Moshtarak, the current Nato offensive in southern Afghanistan. | |
| Lt Col David Wakefield said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that a soldier from 4 Rifles, serving as part of the 3 Rifles Battle Group, died this morning near Sangin in northern Helmand province. | Lt Col David Wakefield said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that a soldier from 4 Rifles, serving as part of the 3 Rifles Battle Group, died this morning near Sangin in northern Helmand province. |
| 'Doing duty' | |
| "He was on a foot patrol about 700m east of Patrol Base Blenheim, to the north-east of Sangin district centre. | "He was on a foot patrol about 700m east of Patrol Base Blenheim, to the north-east of Sangin district centre. |
| "The patrol he was on was part of ongoing operations by the 3 Rifles Battle Group to expand the area of security around the district centre, when he was shot and killed by small arms fire. | "The patrol he was on was part of ongoing operations by the 3 Rifles Battle Group to expand the area of security around the district centre, when he was shot and killed by small arms fire. |
| "He died doing his duty, boldly confronting the enemy; we will remember him." | "He died doing his duty, boldly confronting the enemy; we will remember him." |
| His death brings the number of British soldiers killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 267. |