Lt. Col Thorneloe was one of 15 British troops killed in action in Afghanistan this month . Soldier 's deaths in Kandahar operations brings monthly international death toll to 47 . Previous monthly record for coalition forces was 46 in June and August 2008 . News reports as British death toll in Afghanistan surpasses that of dead in Iraq . Death toll grows amid intense fighting in Helmand province , a Taliban stronghold .
Soldier 's deaths in Kandahar operations brings monthly international death toll to 47 . Previous monthly record for coalition forces was 46 in June and August 2008 . News reports as British death toll in Afghanistan surpasses that of dead in Iraq . Death toll grows amid intense fighting in Helmand province , a Taliban stronghold .