2 Britons, Dane killed in south
From Times Wire Reports
A Danish soldier and two British soldiers from a NATO-led force were killed in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, where troops are fighting a Taliban insurgency, their governments said.
The British soldiers were caught in an explosion while on patrol Sunday, the British Defense Ministry said.
The Danish soldier was killed Monday and two comrades were wounded as they fought alongside British troops in an offensive supported by tanks, artillery and helicopters in Helmand.
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