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Soldier killed in Afghanistan | Soldier killed in Afghanistan |
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A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan - the second to die in two days, says the Ministry of Defence. | |
The soldier from 19 Regiment Royal Artillery was killed at 0930 local time (0500 GMT), leaving a base at Gereshk, Helmand province. | The soldier from 19 Regiment Royal Artillery was killed at 0930 local time (0500 GMT), leaving a base at Gereshk, Helmand province. |
Four other soldiers were injured in the attack involving rockets and small-arm fire on Sunday. | Four other soldiers were injured in the attack involving rockets and small-arm fire on Sunday. |
The Ministry of Defence also named the soldier killed on Saturday in clashes with the Taleban as Captain Sean Dolan. | |
The soldier, so far unnamed, who died on Sunday, had been in a patrol that came under attack after leaving a command centre where a liaison team was training the Afghan National Army. | |
A "vehicle suffered an explosion", says the Ministry of Defence. The injured were flown to a medical facility at the Camp Bastion military base, where one soldier was pronounced dead on arrival. | |
The soldier's next of kin have been informed. | The soldier's next of kin have been informed. |
Clash with Taleban | |
The latest death brings the number of British military fatalities in Afghanistan to 63, since operations began in 2001. | The latest death brings the number of British military fatalities in Afghanistan to 63, since operations began in 2001. |
This latest casualty follows the death on Saturday in Helmand province of a soldier from the 1st battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Forresters - named as Captain Sean Dolan. | |
Captain Dolan was killed during clashes between coalition forces and the Taleban near the village of Qaleh-e-Gaz. | |
He had been taken to the military hospital in Camp Bastion, in Helmand province, but died from his wounds. | He had been taken to the military hospital in Camp Bastion, in Helmand province, but died from his wounds. |