British soldier shot dead in southern Afghanistan

Saturday 14 August 2010 11:14 BST

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

The Ministry of Defence says a soldier has been shot dead in the Nad-e Ali district of southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.

The soldier, from the Queen's Gurkha Engineers serving with 21 Engineer Regiment, died in a firefight on Friday, the ministry said on Saturday.

Lt Col David Southall, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said the serviceman had been working as a part of a sapper — or combat engineering — team.

The soldier was not identified by name, but his family has been informed of his death.

Britain has about 10,000 troops in Afghanistan. A total of 331 British forces and ministry civilians have died in operations in Afghanistan since 2001.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

British soldier shot dead in southern Afghanistan

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering