British soldier killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan: ministryA British soldier died in troubled southern Afghanistan on Monday as a result of enemy fire, the defence ministry said. The soldier from 29 Commando Royal Artillery was at a forward operating base An airfield used to support tactical operations without establishing full support facilities. The base may be used for an extended time period. Support by a main operating base will be required to provide backup support for a forward operating base. Also called FOB. in the Gereshk area of Helmand province when he was wounded, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. He was taken by helicopter to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF ISAF International Security Assistance Force (UN program) ISAF International Sailing Federation ISAF International Shark Attack File ISAF Israeli Air Force ISAF Information Security Awareness Forum ) military hospital at Kandahar but died of his wounds. His next of kin The blood relatives entitled by law to inherit the property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will, although the term is sometimes interpreted to include a relationship existing by reason of marriage. Cross-references Descent and Distribution. have been informed. The death comes after four British marines were killed in two separate explosions in the Sangin area of Helmand on Friday. It brings to 133 the total number of British service personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001, when US-led forces ousted the Taliban in the wake of the September 11 attacks September 11 attacks Series of airline hijackings and suicide bombings against U.S. targets perpetrated by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda. in New York and Washington. "The death of this soldier is another hard blow to everyone at Task Force Helmand," said army spokeswoman Commander Paula Rowe. "Our loss is nothing though compared to that of his family and friends, and our thoughts and prayers are with them at this dreadful time." Britain has around 8,000 troops in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led ISAF. They are largely based in Helmand, where they are battling Taliban insurgents Insurgents, in U.S. history, the Republican Senators and Representatives who in 1909–10 rose against the Republican standpatters controlling Congress, to oppose the Payne-Aldrich tariff and the dictatorial power of House speaker Joseph G. Cannon. . 
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