UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two soldiers in the 1st battalion Irish Guards have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, six days before they were due to return to the UK.
The soldiers and Afghan forces had searched a number of compounds in the Nahr-e Saraj district before the blast.
The vehicle the soldiers were travelling in was hit by a roadside bomb as they returned to base.
Spokesman for task forces Helmand Lt Col Tim Purbrick said “Both men were recovered and taken to an Isaf base, however, tragically, both had lost their lives.”
The deaths take to 362 the total number of UK military personnel to have died since operations in Afghanistan began in 2001. The family of the soldiers have been told about the deaths.