"The death takes to 445 the number of UK service members who have lost their lives since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001 and is the seventh this year.
It is the first UK death in Afghanistan since Corporal William Savage, Fusilier Samuel Flint, and Private Robert Hetherington died when their Mastiff armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) on a routine patrol on April 30.
The soldier was killed as a result of enemy fire while on a patrol in the area of Kakaran, north east of Lashkar Gah.
Despite receiving immediate medical attention, he died from his injuries at the scene, the MoD said."
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