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Two troops killed in Afghanistan Two soldiers die in Afghan blast
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Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The troops from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers were serving with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. The pair died while travelling in an off-road armoured Jackal vehicle in Garmsir district in southern Helmand.
They died in an explosion in the Garmsir district of southern Helmand. Next of kin have been informed. They were from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, serving with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. Next of kin have been informed.
It follows the death on Saturday of L/Cpl Christopher Harkett, 22, who was the 150th British serviceman to be killed in Afghanistan since 2001. On Saturday, L/Cpl Christopher Harkett, 22, became the 150th British serviceman to be killed in Afghanistan since 2001.
Commander Paula Rowe, spokeswoman for Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, said: "The deaths of these two soldiers will be keenly felt by all in the Task Force and particularly by those who worked alongside them.
"Our deepest and heartfelt sympathies go to their families and loved ones and we offer our thoughts and prayers to them all at this most painful and distressing time."
L/Cpl Harkett, from Pontardawe, near Swansea, of The 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Regiment, was fatally injured in an explosion in Musa Qala, northern Helmand.
A roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan killed four US soldiers on Sunday.