Two British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

  • 12/15/2022
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LONDON, August 16, SPA -- Two more British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the defense ministry said Sunday, takingthe country's military death toll there past the 200 mark. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the grim milestone of200 deaths «deeply tragic news.» The Ministry of Defense said a soldier from 2nd BattalionThe Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was injured in an explosionduring a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province onSaturday. He later died. The soldier is the 201st British military fatality inAfghanistan. Another soldier, from 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh, diedearlier Saturday at a military hospital in England. He had been wounded in a blast while on vehicle patrolThursday in Helmand province. Officials said both soldiers' families have been informed, according to a report of The Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/692879

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