A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards, was killed while on a foot patrol in central Helmand Province yesterday morning.
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.
The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards, was killed while on a foot patrol in central Helmand Province yesterday morning.
Next of kin have been informed.
An MoD spokesman said: "It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards has been killed in Afghanistan.
"The soldier was killed as a result of an explosion that happened whilst on a foot patrol near to Nad Ali District Centre in central Helmand Province, on the morning of October 5."
Lieutenant Colonel Nick Richardson, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is with much sadness that I have to report the death of a courageous soldier in Helmand Province.
"Our deepest and heartfelt sympathies go out to his bereaved family, to his friends and to the many comrades of this proud and brave Guards soldier.''
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