KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A British soldier on foot patrol in Afghanistan was killed by a roadside bomb, the Ministry of Defense announced Saturday.
The unidentified soldier was a member of the Yorkshire Regiment, working as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, the BBC said.
The blast happened in the southwestern province of Helmand, west of Kandahar, the ministry said.
There was no report of others being injured in the explosion.
Two other British soldiers died after a bombing south of Kabul Dec. 22.
Since the Afghan mission began in 2001, 394 British troops have been killed.
Prime Minister David Cameron said earlier this week he plans to begin withdrawing at least 500 troops in 2012 and more in 2013, although he didn't indicate when a complete withdrawal was planned.
