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EXCERPT: "Fourth-in-line to the throne Prince Andrew visited troops in Afghanistan last weekend, as the number of British military personnel to die there reached 100, the royal household said Tuesday [10 June 2008]. The Duke of York, a former Royal Navy helicopter pilot who saw active service in the Falklands War in 1982, toured military bases, met soldiers and was briefed on reconstruction work in southern Afghanistan. Andrew was in Afghanistan Saturday and Sunday before returning home Monday, his spokesman said. The visit came as the British military death toll in Afghanistan reached the grim landmark of 100 after three soldiers were killed in a suicide attack outside their base in volatile Helmand province Sunday [8 June 2008]."

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