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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan | UK soldier killed in Afghanistan |
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| A UK soldier has been killed during an assault by international forces on a Taleban stronghold in Afghanistan. | |
| The Ministry of Defence confirmed the death of the solider from the 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, but did not give further details. | |
| Next of kin have been informed of the death, which raises the toll of British dead to 86 since October 2001. | Next of kin have been informed of the death, which raises the toll of British dead to 86 since October 2001. |
| Twelve insurgents and two children have also died in the battle in Musa Qala, the Afghan defence ministry says. | |
| Iconic importance | |
| British and Afghan ground forces have taken positions south, west and east of the town, while US troops were dropped from helicopters and fought on foot through the night. | |
| Defence Minister Des Browne, who is in Kabul, said the town had taken on iconic importance. | |
| The Taleban took it over in February, in contravention of a controversial deal brokered with tribal elders when British troops withdrew. | |
| The latest death comes days after Trooper Jack Sadler, 21, was killed in an explosion while on patrol in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. | The latest death comes days after Trooper Jack Sadler, 21, was killed in an explosion while on patrol in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. |