Third British soldier dies in three days in Afghanistan

Published: 10:17AM GMT twenty-six February 2010

The infantryman - the third British serviceman to die in 3 days - was killed in an explosion nearby Check Point Shamal Storrei in the Nad-e Ali District of Helmand Province. His subsequent of family have been informed.

The MoD pronounced his genocide was continuous to Operation Moshtarak, the vital descent to take behind Taliban strongholds in the province.

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Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, the orator for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is my unhappy avocation to surprise you that a infantryman from twenty-eight Engineer Regiment, portion with the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, was killed this morning.

"He was on a dismounted unit opposite insurgents in an area about 3 kilometres south of Check Point Shamal Storrei, to the west of Lashkar Gah, when he was held by an explosion.

"We have lost one of the comrades but his bravery in the face of danger, in cold blood receiving the quarrel to the enemy, will be remembered."

A sum of 266 British servicemen have died given the dispute began.

An airman receiving piece in a vehicle-mounted unit died as a outcome of injuries suffered in a explosion north of Kandahar Airfield, in Kandahar province, on Wednesday.

He was from 2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment, but his name has not nonetheless been done public.

A soldier, from A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles, piece of the 3 Rifles Battle Group, was shot passed yesterday nearby Sangin, in Helmand Province.

He is additionally approaching to be declared after today.

Yesterday it emerged that UK Armed Forces are handling with a necessity of medics.

Government total show the series of fully-qualified healing officers is 42% next the compulsory turn and there is a 21% shortfall in the series of nurses.

The census data were performed by former Liberal Democrat personality Sir Menzies Campbell, who pronounced the necessity contingency place "enormous strain" on the Defence Medical Services.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) insisted there was "no question" that British forces had been sent in to conflict but the "appropriate healing support".

"However, we admit that manpower shortages sojourn a problem," the orator added.

"We are receiving active stairs to residence the shortfalls, together with the make use of of reservists and recruitment incentives, as well as prioritising resources to await operations."