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Kabul: Two British soldiers from the Nato-led force in Afghanistan have been killed in an explosion in the violent south of the country, Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
Taliban insurgents have vowed to intensify attacks on Afghan and foreign troops across the country and launch a wave of suicide bombings this year in their campaign to expel foreign troops and overthrow the pro-Western government.
The British soldiers were caught in a blast while on a routine patrol on Sunday.
"The soldiers were conducting a patrol in the vicinity of Kajaki, Helmand Province, when the vehicle they were travelling in was caught in an explosion," said the ministry.
A statement from the Nato-led force said the soldiers were taken to a British base in Helmand province after the attack.
"The soldiers were airlifted to the medical facility ... and one soldier was pronounced dead on arrival and the other died subsequently," it said.
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