Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a UK soldier has died of his wounds due to combat operations in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland " Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 223 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 192 in combat operations and 31 due to illness, accidents or other incidents. They are all sad losses, all are heroes.