British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast
November 17th, 2011 - 7:03 am ICT by IANSLondon, Nov 17 (IANS) A British soldier died from an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defence has said.
The soldier was serving with the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment as a part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj North when he was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED), Xinhua reported Thursday.
The British government has plans to withdraw its combat troops from Afghanistan by 2015.
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