Private Gregg Thomas Stone, a young British soldier aged 20, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was shot dead by extremists while on a foot patrol on Sunday in the Nar-e-Seraj district of Helmand province in Afghanistan. Private Stone lost his life while he and his fellow officers saved policeman Abdul Walid from extremists who had captured him at a checkpoint. He was the 417th member of UK forces to…

Military officers have asked Prince Harry to choose between his army duties and boozing, cautioning that he won’t be considered for his second stint in Afghanistan if he doesn’t abstain from alcohol. The Prince of Wales is warned that on returning from the Commonwealth Jubilee tour, he should focus completely on his pilot training course that involves flying the AugustaWestland Apache – a combat helicopter widely used in Afghanistan to…

According to the Defence Ministry report six British soldiers are missing, feared dead, after an explosion in the Helmand area of southern Afghanistan. If the soldiers are confirmed dead, the number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 will have reach 404. The group, which is believed to be killed after its armoured vehicle was hit by an explosion while on patrol, included five soldiers from the 3rd…