Afghan death toll level with Iraq
Updated on 10 July 2009
Another British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the total death toll level to that suffered in the Iraq war.
The serviceman, from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, died near Nad-e-Ali in Helmand province on Friday morning, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Ten soldiers have died in 10 days in southern Afghanistan, taking the number of British troops killed since the start of operations in October 2001 to 179.
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