British senior officer killed in Afghanistan

LONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The British Ministry of Defence said that an army officer killed in an explosion was the most senior one to have died in Afghanistan since operations began in 2001. Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, was killed in Helmand province, southern... [read full story]                    

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