LONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Sunday that two British soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan.

    "We can confirm that two British soldiers ... were killed in action in Sangin yesterday when their base came under small-arms and RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) attack," a ministry spokesman said, referring to the Sangin district of Helmand province in the south of the country.

    Five British soldiers have been killed since British forces were deployed to Helmand in recent months. Two British soldiers were killed in the same part of the province last Tuesday in clashes with the Taliban.

    Britain now has about 4,000 soldiers in Afghanistan, with about 3,300 stationed in Helmand. Enditem

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    KABUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Two British soldiers were killed as they came under militants' rocket attack in the volatile Helmand province in south Afghanistan on Saturday night, bringing the British troops' casualty this year in the post-Taliban nation to five, a spokesman of the British forces said Sunday.

    "Yes, I confirm that two British soldiers were killed in Sangin district of Helmand province last night," Captain Drew told Xinhua.

    Two British soldiers were killed in the same province last week while another lost his life early in June in the area.  --->>>full story