NATO soldier dies in southern Afghanistan
February 11th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by BNO NewsKABUL (BNO NEWS) — A British soldier died in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said.
The soldier from the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards died in an explosion during a foot patrol in the Babaji District of central Helmand Province, according to NATO and the British Ministry of Defence.
“It is my sad duty to inform you that this morning a British soldier from 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards was killed by an explosion in the Babaji area of Helmand Province,” said Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, a spokesman for Task Force Helmand. “He was on a foot patrol at the time, part of the ongoing operations in that area to protect the local population from insurgents. He will be sorely missed by us, his comrades, and his steadfast courage will not be forgotten.”
Next of kin has been informed.
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