13 February 2012 Last updated at 12:29 ET
A Royal Air Force Regiment airman has been killed during an insurgent attack in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand.
The airman, whose next of kin have been informed, was shot dead while on a routine patrol of the Western Dashte area, said the Ministry of Defence.
British forces spokesman Lt Col Gordon Mackenzie said "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time."
British military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001 now stand at 398.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17019593
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