UK troops killed in Afghanistan

Three UK soldiers have been killed and another seriously hurt after a vehicle patrol was attacked in Afghanistan.

The attack happened in the north of Helmand province on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence has said.

This attack means that a total of nine British soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan this year.

The incident comes a day after British and Canadian led forces took over military activities in the area from the US troops who had been in charge.

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Nearly 4,000 UK troops are in Afghanistan at the moment, with most of them in Helmand as part of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

UK troops are being led from Camp Bastion, near the provincial capital Lashkar Gah.