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Article: Sombre tributes as UK marks century of Afghan deaths ; Military leaders and politicians have paid tribute to the 100 British troops killed in Afghanistan since 2001 after a suicide blast claimed another three soldiers' lives.
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
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- June 10, 2008
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Military leaders and politicians have paid tribute to the 100
British troops killed in Afghanistan since 2001 after a suicide
blast claimed another three soldiers' lives.
The sad milestone came when a lone insurgent detonated an
explosive device as a foot patrol from 2nd Battalion the Parachute
Regiment was returning to base on Sunday.
Four soldiers were injured in the attack in the Upper Sangin
Valley in Helmand Province and evacuated to Camp Bastion for
treatment. One was dead on arrival, and despite medics' efforts
another two died from their wounds. The fourth soldier is expected
to make a good recovery.
The dead were last night named as Private Nathan Cuthbertson,
19, of Sunderland, ...