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| A British soldier from the 2nd Battalion has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. | |
| A member of the Parachute Regiment, he died while on a routine patrol near Kajaki in Helmand province on Saturday. His next-of-kin have been informed. | |
| He is the second from the regiment to die in the region in 48 hours. | |
| Lieutenant Colonel David Reynolds, of Task Force Helmand said he would be remembered "in regimental history". | |
| The number of soldiers killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 now stands at 120. | |
| Lieutenant Colonel David Reynolds, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said of the latest casualty: "The life of a British paratrooper can never be replaced, but it can be immortalised. | |
| "His participation in this tour of Helmand will be remembered in regimental history as a tribute to his courage and as an honour to his family." | |
| It follows the death of Private Jason Lee Rawstron, also from 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, on Friday. | |
| The 23-year-old, from Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire, was killed during a firefight with Taleban forces in the same region. |