A British soldier has been killed and five injured by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
The soldier, a member of the 2nd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, died when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a mine strike near the town of Musa Qala on Sunday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed.
The five other British casualties were taken by helicopter to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) medical centre at Camp Bastion and Kandahar airfield.
No other details concerning their injuries were released.
All the service personnel involved were from the Royal Yorkshire's 2nd Battalion.
The company were engaged in operations around two miles north east of the southern Afghan town of Musa Qala at the time of the incident.
The Ministry of Defence said they were disrupting enemy forces and reassuring local Afghans when their vehicle was struck.
The number of British military deaths in Afghanistan since the start of operations in November 2001 now stands at 87.
