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British soldier killed in Afghanistan | British soldier killed in Afghanistan |
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A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province. | A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province. |
The soldier, from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, has not yet been named but his next of kin have been informed. | The soldier, from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, has not yet been named but his next of kin have been informed. |
Taskforce Helmand spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Mackenzie said the soldier was shot while protecting a checkpoint. | |
The incident in Nahr-e Saraj takes to 383 the number of British forces killed in Afghanistan in the last 10 years. | The incident in Nahr-e Saraj takes to 383 the number of British forces killed in Afghanistan in the last 10 years. |
Lt Col Mackenzie said: "The thoughts and prayers of all those serving in Helmand are with his family at this very difficult time." | Lt Col Mackenzie said: "The thoughts and prayers of all those serving in Helmand are with his family at this very difficult time." |
It was the first fatality in Afghanistan for almost a month. On 19 September David Fairbrother, a 24-year-old Royal Marine, from Blackburn, Lancashire, who was shot dead after his patrol was ambushed. | It was the first fatality in Afghanistan for almost a month. On 19 September David Fairbrother, a 24-year-old Royal Marine, from Blackburn, Lancashire, who was shot dead after his patrol was ambushed. |
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