Afghan explosion kills Royal Marine

A MEMBER of Britain’s Special Forces has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.

The Royal Marine was fatally wounded when the vehicle in which he was travelling was caught in a blast yesterday, the Ministry of Defence said. His family has been told.

Most UK forces are based in Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan, but this incident happened south of the capital, Kabul.

It is understood the marine was serving with the Special Forces, but the MoD does not comment specifically on Special Forces deaths.

A total of 392 British troops have died since the start of operations in Afghanistan in 2001.