LONDON - A British soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan Friday, the latest victim of fighting between NATO forces and Taliban insurgents, the ministry of defence said.
Another British soldier was seriously injured in the attack in Helmand province in the volatile south of the war-ravaged country, a ministry spokesman said.
Some 22 British soldiers have now been killed in Afghanistan -- 15 in combat -- since the start of operations against the Taliban in November 2001 following the September 11 attacks on the United States.
09/01/2006 16:32 GMT