A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
The serviceman, from The Royal Dragoon Guards, died on Monday while on a vehicle patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. His family has been informed.
Lieutenant Colonel James Carr-Smith, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "He was part of a screening force that was providing protection to enable the building of a road in the Babaji area such that local Afghans could move more freely when he was struck by an explosion.
"He died in the course of his duty and among his fellow soldiers. His courage and sacrifice will not be forgotten. We will remember him."
A total of 311 British troops have died since the start of the Afghan campaign in 2001.
