A soldier from the 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment has been shot dead during fighting with Taliban forces.He was on a routine patrol in the Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan.
A soldier from the 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment has been shot dead during fighting with Taliban forces.
He was on a routine patrol in the Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan.
He was airlifted to the main British base at Camp Bastion, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
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