A British soldier from a bomb disposal team has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today. The soldier from the joint force explosive ordnance disposal group was killed yesterday afternoon while on patrol in Helmand province. His death brings to 187 the number of British troops killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion in 2001.
Britain has increased its troop levels in Afghanistan to about 9,000 soldiers this year to improve security before next month's presidential election. Most of the recent British casualties have been caused by roadside bombs. The son of a British army general lost a leg in a blast on Saturday, the Sun newspaper reported. Captain Harry Parker, 26, was seriously ill in Selly Oak hospital, Birmingham, after suffering multiple injuries in the explosion.
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