LONDON, Safar 6, 1433, Dec 31, 2011, SPA - The British government says a soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense say the soldier from the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment was killed Friday by an explosion while on foot patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of the Helmand Province, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 15:31 LOCAL TIME 12:31 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/957473