[31], Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch, aged 21, of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, was killed in a battle with Taliban rebels. Private Gavin Elliott from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, operating with The Light Dragoons Battle Group, died as a result of a gunshot wound he sustained while on a foot patrol in the Babaji district, central Helmand province, on Thursday 3 September 2009. No one else was injured. Camp Bastion was built in the desert, providing the launch pad for thousands of British service personnel stationed in the south. On 30 October, Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter, aged 29, and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar, aged 28, both from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, were based in Checkpoint Prrang in the southern area of the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. Captain Michael Dobbin, commander of the platoon, who was awarded the Military Cross for repeated courage throughout the operational tour, said about Ashworth, "His professionalism under pressure and ability to remain calm in what was a chaotic situation is testament to his character. [210], On 4 June, L/Cpl Terry Webster, aged 24, from 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, was shot and killed while on patrol in Nahr-e Saraj in Helmand province. Meanwhile, elections were held which established acting president Hamid Karzai as the elected president of Afghanistan. The vehicle over-turned and landed on its roof in an irrigation channel. He received immediate medical treatment and was then taken by helicopter to the International Security Assistance Force's military hospital at Kandahar, but died shortly after arrival. As a result of this Pvt Hunt's head struck the vehicle and despite wearing his drivers protective helmet Pvt Hunt sustained a serious injury from which he never recovered consciousness. On 18 April, Sapper Connor Ray, aged 21, from 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) died in hospital in Birmingham on 18 April 2012 from wounds sustained in Afghanistan. His explosives sniffer dog, Sasha, was also killed in the incident. [150], A Royal Marine died following an explosion while on a foot patrol near Gereshk in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in the early hours of Saturday 29 August 2009. [87], Marine Neil Dunstan and Marine Robert 'Frank' Joseph McKibben were killed in southern Helmand on Wednesday 12 November 2008 1647 hrs local time. [246], On 13 August, Sapper Darren Foster, aged 20, from 21 Engineer Regiment, shot and killed in Sangin district of Helmand province. [286], On 4 July, Highlander Scott McLaren, aged 20, of the 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, was found dead in Nahr-e-Saraj, central Helmand province. The bloodiest year was 2009, when 108 troops died. [121][122], Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, aged 19, from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, was killed in Helmand province, Tuesday 2 June 2009. Because the bomb had been there for a considerable amount of time, there were no groundsigns to enable its location to be observed. The war in Afghanistan sucked in enormous resources. Thirty-nine troops died in 2006, compared with five between 2001 and 2005. [218], On 21 June, Marine Paul Warren, aged 23, from Charlie Company, 40 Commando, died in an blast by a grenade when his patrol base was attacked near Sangin in Helmand province. [83], Private Jason Lee 'Suspect' Rawstron, aged 23, who was serving with C ( Bruneval ) Company, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment died instantly after suffering a gunshot wound to the head during a firefight with Taliban near FOB Gibraltar, in the town of Sangin on 12 September. Their final days have been documented in a stunning collection of photographs. Video, 'Irreparable damage': Italy's ski resorts deserted, Fauci hopes to encourage others by getting vaccine. [224], On 1 July, Cpl Seth Stephens, aged 42, from Special Boat Service, Royal Marines, shot and killed while on patrol near Haji Wakil in Helmand province. The vast majority of them was since 2006, when the campaign started in the southern Helmand province. [176], On 1 February, L/Cpl Graham Shaw, aged 27, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, died in an explosion while on patrol near Malgir in Helmand province. On 16 June, Craftsman Andrew Found, aged 27, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers who was serving with D Squadron (Warthog Group), Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, was killed in an explosion while on an operation near Adinza'i in the Gereshk Valley area, within the northern Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. Lance Bombardier Hatton had been clearing a route to a helicopter landing zone to enable an earlier casualty to be airlifted to medical aid when he was caught by an IED blast and was wounded. [235], On 26 July, Sapper Mark Antony Smith, aged 26, from 36 Engineer Regiment, died in an suspected 'friendly fire' incident while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province. [72], Private Joe Whittaker, a reserve soldier who was attached to 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed Tuesday 24 June 2008 by a suspected Improvised Explosive Device. Further details have not been disclosed. [131], Trooper Christopher 'Norm' Whiteside, aged 22, from Emsdorf Troop The Light Dragoons, died on Tuesday 7 July 2009 as a result of an IED explosion near Gereshk in Helmand Province while taking part in Operation Panchai Palang. [204], On 9 May, Cpl Christopher Harrison, aged 26, from Bravo Company, 40 Commando, died in an explosion while on patrol in Sangin in Helmand province. Lance Sergeant Fasfous was killed instantly as a result of an explosion while taking part in a foot patrol alongside the Afghan National Army in the vicinity of FOB Keenan, north east of Gereshk in Helmand province. [308], Toward the end of 2008 the numbers of troops being killed or seriously injured while travelling in lightly armoured Snatch Land Rovers in both Iraq and Afghanistan raised questions in the United Kingdom Parliament about the suitability of the vehicles for use in these theatres. [183], On 18 February, Lt Douglas Dalzell, aged 27, from 1st Battalion The Coldstream Guards, died in an explosion while on patrol in Babaji in Helmand province. According to reports, every year US and British troops earn between US$500–600 billion from Afghanistan, with only about US$2–3 billion returning back to the country. [138], Guardsman Christopher King, from the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, who had been attached to the Number 2 Company, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards since late 2008, was killed on 22 July 2009, as a result of an explosion while on a dismounted patrol in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province. This casualty brought the number of British soldiers killed in the conflict since 2001 to 245, including 108 in 2009. Gdn Hickey was rapidly evacuated by helicopter but was pronounced dead on arrival at the field hospital. The UK MOD has officially said that both soldiers were serving with the Brigade Reconnaissance Force (although other reports suggest Corporal Bolger is actually part of the Special Forces Support Group). Corporal Ivano Violino from 36 Engineer Regiment died in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan on Monday 17 September 2007. [136], Corporal Joseph 'Etch' Etchells, from The 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was killed in Afghanistan on 19 July 2009. Captain John McDermid, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, aged 43, from Glasgow. [13], Corporal Damian Mulvihill, 40 Commando Royal Marines, aged 32 from Plymouth. By 2003, the Taliban had regrouped, and a resurgence began. [243], On 12 August, Rifleman Remand Kulung, aged 27, from 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, died in the UK after being injured when a helicopter crashed into his lookout position within Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand Province. Around half of the currently deployed units come under the command of a UK 1-star within the United States Marine Corps commanded headquarters. [33], Marine Jonathan Wigley, of Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines, was killed during a four-hour battle with the Taliban on the outskirts of the village of Garmsir in Helmand province, Southern Afghanistan. The British and American presence in Afghanistan was triggered by the attacks on the US mainland on 11 September 2001. Trooper Brett Hall from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment died at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Selly Oak, on Wednesday 16 September 2009 of wounds sustained in Afghanistan. Tragically, both men were killed in the resulting explosion. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the firefight.[64]. 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Soldiers on the final leg of their flight to Afghanistan, 2010. [294], On 15 October, Rifleman Vijay Rai, aged 22, of the 1st Battalion Rifles Battle Group, was killed by small arms fire at a checkpoint in Helmand Province. [264], On 25 January, Private Martin Bell, aged 24, of 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, was killed by and IED bomb blast in Spoor Kalay. All four soldiers were killed while taking part in a deliberate operation east of Lashkar Gah when the Snatch Land Rover in which they were travelling was caught in an explosion. [107], Rifleman Jamie Gunn, aged 21, Corporal Tom Gaden and Lance Corporal Paul Upton, all of 1st Battalion The Rifles, were killed in southern Afghanistan 25 February 2009. Corporal Thomas Mason from the Royal Military Police, killed by an explosion while on foot patrol in Kandahar on 22 October 2009. Corporal Sean Binnie from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland was killed as a result of a gunshot wound, Thursday 7 May 2009. [267], On 5 February, Warrant Officer Class II (Company Sergeant Major) Colin 'Tom' Beckett, aged 36, of 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed by a bomb blast in the village of Sheheed in Helmand Province. Early on 12 June 2008, 8 Platoon of C (Bruneval) Company, 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment was engaged by the Taliban north of their base at FOB GIBRALTAR in the Upper Gereshk Valley, Helmand Province. The soldiers then recovered their wounded and dropped back to attend to them and await the assistance of the medical Quick Reaction Force (QRF). Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead, aged 29, of the Royal Irish Regiment, from Bearley, Warwickshire, died of injuries on 6 September, after an attack on 1 September. Despite having received medical treatment at the scene he died a short time later from his wounds. [270], On 14 February, Privates Dean Hutchinson, aged 23, and Rob Wood, aged 28, both of the Royal Logistic Corps, died when a fire swept through the tent they were sleeping in whilst on overnight duty. VideoStranded at sea: Survivors' stories, play'Irreparable damage': Italy's ski resorts deserted. The United Kingdom was one of the first countries to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom against the Taliban regime in autumn 2001. They were taking part in a pre-planned operation to disrupt Taliban activity, south of Garmsir, southern Helmand Province, when their patrol was attacked by enemy fighters [2]. He received immediate first aid before being evacuated by helicopter but, despite all efforts to save him, he died of his wounds. He was killed as a result of an explosion that happened while on a vehicle patrol in Babaji District, southern Helmand province. He was subsequently aero-medically evacuated to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Selly Oak Hospital so his family could be with him when he died. [145], Private Richard Hunt, aged 21, from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh died on Saturday 15 August 2009 from wounds sustained in Helmand province on 13 August 2009. Guardsman Daniel Probyn, aged 22, from Tipton, 1st Battalion the Grenadier Guards died on Saturday 26 May 2007 following an explosion during an offensive operation to clear a Taliban stronghold on the outskirts of the town of Garmsir, in Southern Helmand. Shortly before 2100 hours local time Corporal Lawrence was taking part in a joint UK–Afghan National Army night patrol in Kajaki, tasked with clearing a number of compounds. [276], On 31 March, Colour Sergeant Alan Cameron, aged 42, of the 1st Battalion the Scots Guards died at his home in Livingston, Scotland. 20% of UK troops have left Afghanistan since February, from 1,100 to 850. [277], On 19 April, Captain Lisa Head, aged 29, became the second British servicewoman to die in Afghanistan when attempting to disarm a cluster of improvised explosive devices. [90], Marine Tony Evans, aged 20, and Marine Georgie Sparks, aged 19, both of J Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines, were killed in action northwest of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province at around 0900 hours on Thursday 27 November 2008. Around 1,000 UK troops are deployed to Afghanistan, as part of Operation Toral - Britain's contribution to the NATO Resolute Support mission. [110] He was the 150th British soldier to die in the current conflict in Afghanistan. Another British soldier remains in a critical condition following the attack. The group recruited new members in the Pashtun areas, and small training camps set up along the mountainous border. British troops have remained in Afghanistan since in a training and advisory role based in Kabul and Helmand. The two Marines were taking part in a foot patrol and had moved on to the roof of a compound when there was an attack by insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades and they were badly wounded. Warrant Officer Class 2 Michael Williams of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) was killed Tuesday 24 June 2008 during a firefight. He was evacuated by air to the field hospital at Camp Bastion where he died of his wounds. Ashworth charged the huts, providing cover for his team who followed in single file behind him. [272], On 1 March, Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, aged 26, of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, died after being engaged with small arms fire whilst on patrol. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment stand outside their Foxhound vehicles in Kabul (Picture: MOD). [248], On 5 September, Captain Andrew Griffiths, aged 25, from 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died in the UK after being injured in explosion in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province on 27 August 2010. All the injured received initial treatment at the British military hospital at Camp Bastion in central Helmand, before being evacuated to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. [280], On 27 May, Marine Sam Alexander, aged 28, and Lieutenant Ollie Augustin, aged 23, both of 42 Commando Royal Marines, were killed by a bomb blast inside a compound they were searching in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand Province. On 8 April, Corporal Jack Stanley, aged 26, from The Queens Royal Hussars, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham from wounds sustained in Afghanistan in February 2012[297]. [44], Lance Bombardier Ross Clark, aged 25, from Zimbabwe, and Lance Bombardier Liam McLaughlin, aged 21 from Lancashire, both of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed during a rocket attack in the Sangin area of Helmand province on Saturday 3 March 2007. [268], On 9 February, Private Lewis Hendry, aged 20, of the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment was killed by small arms fire when his patrol came under attack in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand Province. [273], On 9 March, Lance Corporal Stephen McKee, aged 27, of the 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment died when the vehicle he was travelling in struck a roadside bomb. Lance Corporal George Russell Davey, aged 23, from Suffolk, was killed on Sunday 20 May 2007 as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic firearms accident at the British base in Sangin, Afghanistan. Cpl Loren Marlton-Thomas from 33 Engineer Regiment was killed by an improvised explosive device in Gereshk, Helmand Province on 15 November 2009. He was aged 29. A fierce firefight ensued, during which a small number of Taliban were killed. [234], On 21 July, L/Cpl Matthew James Stenton, aged 23, from The Royal Dragoon Guards, shot and killed while on patrol near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. During the patrol his multiple was engaged by small arms fire and grenades. [190], On 5 March, Rfn Jonathon Allott, aged 19, from 3rd Battalion, The Rifles, died in an explosion while on patrol in Sangin in Helmand province. Video'Irreparable damage': Italy's ski resorts deserted, The lawyer who fought for women’s suffrage in India, TV networks backtrack on US voter fraud claims, The blogger scouring the past to inform the future, playFauci hopes to encourage others by getting vaccine. [48] Pte Gray was taking part in a clearance patrol in the town of Now Zad when it was attacked by the Taliban who were using small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and rockets in their attack on the patrol. Five other soldiers were injured in the explosion. [170], On 3 January, Private Robert Hayes, aged 19, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment was killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand. [80], Corporal Barry Dempsey, aged 29, from The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, attached to 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment, was killed in an IED blast, Monday 18 August 2008. [108], Marine Michael Laski, aged 21, from the Signals Detachment, Yankee Company, 45 Commando Royal Marines died peacefully in Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, UK on 25 February 2009 of wounds sustained from enemy fire while on a reassurance patrol in near Sangin in Northern Helmand on Monday 23 February. [179], On 13 February, L/Sgt Dave Greenhalgh, aged 25, from Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion, died in an explosion while on patrol in the Nad Ali area in Helmand province. [117], Sapper Jordan Rossi, aged 22, of 25 Field Squadron, 38 Engineer Regiment, was killed by an explosion on Saturday 23 May 2009. [176], On 7 February, Pte Sean McDonald, aged 26, from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, Royal Scots Borderers, died in an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province. On 22 December, Captain Tom Jennings, aged 29, Royal Marines, died after the vehicle he was travelling in struck an explosive device while on an operation to the south of Kabul. The rest of the money is used by the US and British troops: it is one of their main financial sources. Immediately upon entry into a compound an explosive device detonated fatally injuring Corporal Lawrence. During that time an improvised explosive device was detonated which resulted in the death of Cpl Dempsey and shrapnel and blast injuries to one other ISAF soldier, an Afghan National Army soldier and the patrol interpreter. [230], On 16 July, Senior Aircraftman Kinikki Griffiths, aged 20, from the Royal Air Force, died in a crash while on patrol near Camp Bastion in Helmand province. Captain David Hicks (MC), aged 26, Second-In-Command of C (Essex) Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment was killed on Saturday 11 August 2007 during a violent attack on his patrol base north east of Sangin, in Helmand Province. [149], Fusilier Shaun Bush, aged 24, of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers died at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Selly Oak, on Tuesday 25 August 2009. [221], On 23 June, Colour Sgt Simon Martyn Horton, aged 34, from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, died in a vehicle accident with three other soldiers while on patrol in Nahr-e Saraj in Helmand province. [54], Lance Corporal Paul "Sandy" Sandford, aged 23, from Nottingham, serving with 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, was killed while taking part in an offensive patrol with his company aimed at disrupting Taliban forces in the Upper Gereshk Valley area of Helmand Province on Wednesday 6 June 2007. [88], Colour Sergeant Krishnabahadur Dura, aged 36, from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Ghurkha Rifles, was killed in the Musa Qala District of Helmand Province on Saturday 15 November 2008. [188], On 1 March, Rfn Carlo Apolis, aged 28, from A Company, 4 Rifles, 3 Rifles Battle Group, died in a shooting while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province. [197], On 26 March, L/Cpl of Horse Jonathan Woodgate, aged 27, from Household Cavalry Regiment, died in an explosion while on patrol in the Sangin area in Helmand province. A short while later the patrol reported one casualty from the engagement who was seriously wounded by a blast, the soldier died shortly afterwards. 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