Road blast soldier had 'love of life'

Lance Sergeant Tobie Fasfous, 29, from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, was killed on foot patrol with the Afghan National Army in Helmand Province on Tuesday.

Tobie, from Bridgend, south Wales, had already served in Bosnia and Iraq. His partner Kelly Gore said: “He lived life to the full and will be sorely missed.”

The number of British service personnel who have died in the country since operations began in 2001 stands at 153.