Taking the total number of British casualties in the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan to 135, a royal marine was killed on Sunday in an explosion in Helmand, the ministry of defence in London said. The marine is the seventh member of British forces in Afghanistan to be killed in the past eight days.
The ministry said the marine was killed by an explosion on Sunday morning in an area to the north west of Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province.
Britain has around 8,000 troops in Afghanistan, largely based in Helmand, where they are battling Taliban insurgents.
The ministry said the marine was killed by an explosion on Sunday morning in an area to the north west of Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province.
Britain has around 8,000 troops in Afghanistan, largely based in Helmand, where they are battling Taliban insurgents.
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