A member of the special forces has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.
The Royal Marine was fatally wounded when the vehicle in which he was travelling was caught in a blast, the Ministry of Defence said. His family have been told.
The incident happened on Thursday south of the capital, Kabul. Most UK forces are based in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.
It is understood the Marine was serving with the Special Forces but the MoD does not comment specifically on Special Forces deaths.
A spokeswoman said:
“It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a Royal Marine was killed on Thursday 22 December, south of Kabul in Afghanistan.
“He was fatally wounded after the vehicle in which he was travelling was caught in an explosion.”
A total of 392 British troops have died since the start of operations in Afghanistan in 2001.
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