A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of the Defense said Wednesday.
The soldier, from 1st Battalion Irish Guards serving with Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (North), died from a gunshot wound sustained in an ambush during a patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj (North) district of the Helmand Province.
"The soldier was carrying out vital work mentoring an Afghan national army patrol, in order to develop their ability to protect the people of the Nahr-e Saraj (North), when he was struck by small-arms fire, said Lt. Col. David Eastman, a spokesman for Task Force Helmand.
In all, 344 British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October 7, 2001.
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