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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan | UK soldier killed in Afghanistan |
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| A British soldier has been killed and another injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. | |
| The soldiers, who have not been named, were from the 36 Engineer Regiment. | |
| An MoD spokesman said a helicopter had been sent to the scene of the blast and the two soldiers flown to a medical facility at Camp Bastion. | |
| One was pronounced dead on arrival. The second soldier's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | |
| An MoD spokesman said: "It is with immense sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 36 Engineer Regiment has been killed and another injured in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan." | |
| The death takes the total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 79. | The death takes the total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 79. |
| Of the 79 killed, 23 died from accidents, illness, or non-combat injuries, according to MoD figures. | |
| The next of kin of the two soldiers have been informed. | The next of kin of the two soldiers have been informed. |