11th British soldiers killed in Afghanistan this month
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
London, March 27, IRNA -- a British soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan on Friday, the Ministry of Defence in London announced.
The latest victim died while on patrol to the south of Sangin District Centre in Helmand province on Friday afternoon after the grenade was thrown from behind a wall.
His death brings the total number of British troops killed in Afghanistan since the overthrow of the Taliban regime in 2001 to 277, including 11 so far this month.
So far this year, 32 British soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan. In the past 12 months, over 50 have been killed in and around Sangin.
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth revealed in parliament last week that 1,116 service personnel have also been injured in action in addition to those treated by coalition medical facilities before the establishment of the Afghan Field Hospital in March 2006.
Between April 2006 and February 2010, 2,217 service personnel were also admitted to a field hospital in Afghanistan with non-battle injuries or diseases.
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