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First British Woman Killed in Afghanistan

Servicewoman dies in bomb attack on convoy

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 18, 2008 6:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – An attack on a British military convoy in Afghanistan killed four troops, including the first British female soldier to die since the conflict began. The soldiers died in an explosion in Helmand province, Afghanistan's most volatile region, reports the Guardian. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband... Read full story »

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