[Quqnoos] Two British soldiers have been killed in separate incidents in Helmand, late Saturday, according to UK military A soldier was killed when a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) hit an army vehicle during a 'deliberate operation', and the second one was killed due to an explosion.
| May their memory be for a blessing to their comrades and loved ones, and for those whose lives they made better by their choice to serve. |
Both incidents that occurred last night near Gereshk, a district in central Helmand, took the number of British military personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 173.
Three days ago, two other British soldiers were killed in Helmand after a roadside bomb went off beneath their vehicle in which the most senior British Army officer to die in action since 1982 was killed in Helmand. "The loss of these soldiers, and colleagues, has come as a huge blow to us all," said Lt Col Nick Richardson, a spokesman for Task Force Helmand. "But it is the family, friends and loved ones, as well as the men and women who served alongside them, who feel the greatest pain," he added.
| Thank you all. May we be worthy of your sacrifice. |
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