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| UK soldier dies in rocket attack | UK soldier dies in rocket attack |
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| A British soldier from 14 Signals Regiment has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. | |
| The soldier - a communications specialist - died in a rocket attack while providing support to operations in Helmand province on Friday. | The soldier - a communications specialist - died in a rocket attack while providing support to operations in Helmand province on Friday. |
| The soldier's next of kin have been informed and have requested a period of grace before his name is released. | The soldier's next of kin have been informed and have requested a period of grace before his name is released. |
| The death brings the number of UK military fatalities since 2001 to 67. | The death brings the number of UK military fatalities since 2001 to 67. |
| The soldier was serving with Battle Group South on operation Chakush (Hammer) aimed at disrupting Taleban forces in the upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand Province, said the MoD. | |
| The statement added that he came under attack at about 1530 local time while working in a compound between Heyderabad and Mirmandab. | |
| Two other NATO troops and an Afghan soldier died in a separate clash with Taleban fighters in the country on Friday. | |
| They were killed in an area of eastern Nuristan province. Thirteen NATO soldiers were wounded in the incident. |