London, Muharram 23, 1432, Dec 29, 2010, SPA -- A British soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday by an improvised explosive device in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province, Reuters quoted the Ministry of Defence as saying. With his death, the number of British military deaths in Afghanistan by violence or accidents reached 348. --SPA 13:07 LOCAL TIME 10:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/850578