UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

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A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

The soldier, from the Royal Military Police, was shot dead during a gun battle in the Babaji area of Helmand province on Wednesday morning.

An MoD spokesman said next of kin had been informed.

The total number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 now stands at 235, with 98 deaths this year alone.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8367444.stm


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These figures are most revealing. One is far too many but this years fallen figures in Afghan, is almost the same as the British Army suffered in Ulster for 1972. Grim reading indeed!

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Why oh why does the media insist on keeping a running total.