A British soldier serving with the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles has been killed in action in Afghanistan.
Lt Col Gordon Mackenzie, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is with great sadness that I announce that a soldier from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles was killed during operations with Afghan Police partners to extend security in the Nahr-e Saraj region of Helmand.
"Whilst protecting a checkpoint, his team came under insurgent small arms fire, during which he received a fatal gunshot wound."
The fallen soldier has been named as Rifleman Vijay Rai
God bless Lt Col. Gordon. My condolences to his family and friends. My sincere gratitude to him, and his family for their sacrifices.
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