British Soldier Slain in Attack by Militants
An attack by insurgents killed a British soldier and seriously wounded another in southern Afghanistan, and suspected Taliban gunmen shot dead a district chief, officials said.
Insurgents attacked the soldiers in the southern province of Helmand, NATO and the British Defense Ministry said in statements.
A militant also was killed in the fighting.
The chief of central Ghazni province’s Muqur district, Habibullah Jan, was killed as he traveled by car to the provincial capital, a spokesman for the Ghazni governor said.
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