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| Princess visits UK Afghan troops | Princess visits UK Afghan troops |
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| The Princess Royal has made a surprise visit to British troops in Afghanistan, Buckingham Palace has said. | The Princess Royal has made a surprise visit to British troops in Afghanistan, Buckingham Palace has said. |
| Princess Anne, who holds a range of honorary ranks with various regiments, spent time in the forces' main base Camp Bastion on Monday. | Princess Anne, who holds a range of honorary ranks with various regiments, spent time in the forces' main base Camp Bastion on Monday. |
| She met soldiers from a number of units including military dog handlers. | She met soldiers from a number of units including military dog handlers. |
| Earlier, a soldier from A Company 4 Rifles was shot dead while on foot patrol near Sangin, Helmand. His family have been told. | |
| His death brings the number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 267. | |
| The princess visited the Theatre Military Working Dogs Support Unit in her capacity as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. | |
| I am personally delighted that the dog unit is getting the recognition it deserves Cpl Edward Kingsland UK soldier killed in Afghanistan | |
| Handler Cpl Edward Kingsland said the importance of the visit could not be underestimated. | |
| "The Princess Royal has taken a real interest in our work and experiences. | |
| "I am personally delighted that the dog unit is getting the recognition it deserves. It will be the same for all of those units who don't necessarily make it into the headlines." | |
| Princess Anne holds the same rank with the Royal Logistic Corps, and so visited its Close Support Logistic Regiment. | |
| She then spoke to soldiers of the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistics Regiment, 9 Regimental Royal Logistic Corps, the Household Cavalry Regiment and 205 (Scottish) Field Hospital at Camp Bastion. | |
| The camp is situated northwest of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province where 4,000 UK personnel are taking part in a Nato mission to secure government control in Marjah and Nad Ali. | |
| Later, the princess visited neighbouring Kandahar province to see the Joint Force Communication and Information Systems Head Quarters and speak to members of the RAF Lyneham Detachment. | |
| She also met soldiers at the Canadian Forces Compound. | |
| The princess's last visit to Afghanistan was in October 2006. | The princess's last visit to Afghanistan was in October 2006. |