A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles has died from an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. The soldier was serving with the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment as a part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj North when he was killed by an improvised explosive device. Family of the soldier was informed of the death in the Mirmandab region of Nahr-e Saraj in southern Afghanistan. The death toll of British soldiers in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 386. The British government has decided to withdraw its combat troops from Afghanistan by 2015.
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