London, February 09: Britain vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan after the death toll reached the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war - amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new onslaught is launched.
The politically symbolic figure was reached as Prime Minister Gordon Brown battles to persuade a sceptical British public that the Afghan conflict is worthwhile, months ahead of an election he is tipped to lose.
Deaths of three soldiers over two days took the British toll in Afghanistan since 2001 to 256, one more than the number killed in the Falklands.
Two soldiers, from the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, were killed by an explosion in Sangin in Helmand Province on Sunday.
"They were on a foot patrol bringing security to local people... when the explosion caught them...
--PTI
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