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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/06/military.afghanistan
Army knew about minefield that killed Afghanistan soldierCorporal Mark Wright's platoon wandered into mined area of Helmand province that had not been marked on maps, inquest hearsJo Adetunji guardian.co.uk, Monday October 06 2008 18:02 BST Article historyA soldier was killed and three others injured when their platoon entered a minefield in Afghanistan that was unmarked despite being identified as dangerous weeks earlier, an inquest heard today.
Corporal Mark Wright, 27, died after rescuing a colleague from the mined area in Helmand province in September 2006. Three other soldiers lost legs. Wright, from the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, was posthumously awarded the George Cross.
Platoon commander Captain Nicholas French told the inquest at Oxford that he submitted information about dangerous areas around the Kijaki hydroelectric dam, the protection of which has been the main objective of British forces in the province. Despite patrols being sent into the area, French said, the information was not placed on maps.
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