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KABUL (BNO NEWS) — A helicopter belonging to the NATO-led ISAF alliance experienced a hard landing in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Monday morning, the alliance said in a statement.
No injuries were reported in the incident, which is not believed to be caused by enemy involvement. ISAF said the helicopter is no longer flyable following the incident.
The accident is under investigation.
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — A British soldier was killed as a result of an explosion that occurred in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province on Monday, the British Ministry of Defence said.
The ministry in a statement said the explosion occurred during a patrol in the Babaji area of Helmand Province on Monday morning. He was identified as a soldier from the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards.
“It is my sad duty to confirm that a soldier from 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards was killed this morning by an explosion in the Babaji area of Helmand Province,” said Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, a spokesman for the Task Force Helmand. ” He died doing his duty as a British soldier, among his fellow soldiers, and we will remember him.”
The next of kin of the soldier has been informed, the ministry said. Further details will be released after a 24-hour period of grace.
