ANOTHER British soldier has been killed while on patrol in Afghanistan.The serviceman from the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment died while he was on patrol east of Gereshk in Helmand Province in Southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

ANOTHER British soldier has been killed while on patrol in Afghanistan.

The serviceman from the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment died while he was on patrol east of Gereshk in Helmand Province in Southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

The soldier's next of kin have been informed of his death which happened yesterday.