A BRITISH soldier has been killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.
The soldier, from 1 Rifles, died following the blast near the Sangin district of Helmand Province yesterday afternoon.
His family have been informed, the MoD said.
The death was not connected to Operation Moshtarak.
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