Two British soldiers killed by Afghanistan explosion

Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The pair, from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, were on patrol near Sangin, in Helmand province The MoD said their families had been told following the incident on Sunday.A total of 255 UK personnel have died in Afghanistan since 2001 - the same number as were killed during the 1982 Falklands War. Read It Here RIP



With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
Britain mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.