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British, French soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Monday August 15, 2011 (1125 PST)
LONDON: A British soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said, while a Frech soldier was shot dead by an insurgent in the northeastern Afghan region of Kapisa, the French presidency said in a statement on Sunday.
The trooper from 1st Battalion The Rifles died on Friday while on a patrol in the Shaparak area of the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand. Meanwhile, an insurgent shot dead a French soldier Sunday in the northeastern Afghan region of Kapisa, the French presidency said in a statement.
“It is with great sadness that the president of the republic learned of the death this morning in Afghanistan of a lieutenant from Colmar’s 152nd infantry regiment,” the statement said.
The lieutenant’s death, which took place during a support mission for the national Afghan forces, brings to 74 the number of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001.
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