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| UK soldier dies in Afghan clash | UK soldier dies in Afghan clash |
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| A British soldier serving in Afghanistan has been killed in a clash with Taleban fighters, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. | |
| The soldier, a member of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, died in an operation in the Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. | The soldier, a member of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, died in an operation in the Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. |
| The MoD said he was shot as his company came under fire from the Taleban after securing a bridge. | The MoD said he was shot as his company came under fire from the Taleban after securing a bridge. |
| Next of kin have been informed of his death, the MoD said. | Next of kin have been informed of his death, the MoD said. |
| 66th death | |
| "After consolidating its position after securing a bridge crossing of the Nahr-e-Seraj canal, the company he was with was pushing west to clear further Taliban positions," the MoD said in a statement. | |
| "At around 0600 local time, the company came under fire from Taleban fighters, and the soldier was shot. | |
| "An emergency response helicopter was requested but he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was flown to the ISAF medical facility at Camp Bastion," the ministry statement said. | |
| The death is the second in two days and brings to 66 the number of UK military personnel who have died since military operations began in Afghanistan in November 2001. |