British soldier killed by bomb in Afghanistan
LONDON: A British soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said Sunday, the 31st British soldier involved in the campaign to die this year.
The trooper from 1st Battalion The Rifles died on Friday while on a patrol in the Shaparak area of the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand province, it said in a statement.
"The soldier was part of a foot patrol promoting a local community engagement project when he was killed in an explosion, " said Task Force Helmand spokesman Major Rolf Kurth.
Next of kin have been informed, the statement said.
They are based in Helmand, battling Taliban insurgents and training up local security forces ahead of the handover to Afghan security forces at the end of 2014.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011
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