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Soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

The soldier was killed by small arms fire from a suspected member of the Afghan National Army (ANA) who turned his weapon on ANA and ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) soldiers at Patrol Base Hazrat in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Major Laurence Roche, said: It is my painful duty to report the death of a soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment who was shot and killed by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army at a patrol base in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province

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Petraeus visits Royal Marines in Helmand

By Sharon Black

The Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus, recently visited Royal Marines and their Estonian coalition partners at a patrol base in central Helmand.