London (Earth Times - dpa) - A British soldier has died after being injured in an explosion in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in London reported Monday. The death - the 99th British fatality in Helmand this year - brings the number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 236.
The announcement came shortly after Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed in Parliament that Britain will send a further 500 troops to Afghanistan later this week.
The additional deployment, confirmed on the eve of President Barack Obama's announcement of a decision on US troop levels in Afghanistan, takes the overall number of British personnel - including special forces - to over 10,000.
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