KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- British forces have lost their first soldier of 2011 in Afghanistan, a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the military said.
The soldier from the Royal Regiment of Scotland was killed Saturday by a roadside explosion in Nahr-e Saraj, southern Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry told The Guardian. Next of kin have been notified, but he has not yet been named.
The last British fatality of 2010 was Warrant Officer Class 2 Charles Wood from 23 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, who was killed Tuesday while clearing improvised explosive devices.
A total of 349 British servicemen have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001, compared with 1,444 Americans. Military and civilian casualties are at record levels, with 711 foreign troops killed in 2010. UPI
