Afghanistan Blast Kills one Soldier

By Prensa Latina,

London : One British soldier died and three others were wounded for a blast in Afghanistan, confirmed on Saturday the Defense Ministry.


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According to the source, who evaded details, the four soldiers were members of the cavalry regiment in which Henry Prince was involved early in 2008, third in the line to the throne in this country.

The incident occurred last Friday night when the vehicle where they were traveling detonated a dynamite device during routine operations in Helmandsouthern province.

One Afghan was slightly hurt for the blast, added the Ministry.

This casualty joins the figure of 95 British soldiers killed in Afghan territory after USinvasion in November 2001.

Great Britain has about 8,000 soldiers deployed in that Central Asian country as part of the International Security Assistance Force led by NATO.

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