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| UK soldier killed in Afghan blast | |
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| A British Army soldier has been killed and two others injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan. | A British Army soldier has been killed and two others injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan. |
| The soldiers, serving with the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, were returning to base at Kandahar Airfield, when the blast happened. | |
| The Gurkhas had been part of an operation in neighbouring Helmand Province when they were hit 19 miles from the coalition air base. | The Gurkhas had been part of an operation in neighbouring Helmand Province when they were hit 19 miles from the coalition air base. |
| The injured soldiers are receiving treatment. Families have been informed. | |
| Major mission | Major mission |
| All three soldiers were airlifted to the main UK base at Camp Bastion. | All three soldiers were airlifted to the main UK base at Camp Bastion. |
| One was pronounced dead, while the other two are receiving treatment. | One was pronounced dead, while the other two are receiving treatment. |
| The Gurkhas were involved in an operation involving 2,500 troops - their first major operation since their arrival in the country earlier this month. | The Gurkhas were involved in an operation involving 2,500 troops - their first major operation since their arrival in the country earlier this month. |
| Codenamed 'Palk Wahel' or 'Sledgehammer Hit', the mission, involving other British troops and Afghan National Security Forces, aims to drive the Taleban insurgents from the Upper Gereshk Valley. | Codenamed 'Palk Wahel' or 'Sledgehammer Hit', the mission, involving other British troops and Afghan National Security Forces, aims to drive the Taleban insurgents from the Upper Gereshk Valley. |