Five British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in two separate blasts on the same patrol.
Their deaths bring to 15 the number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan in 10 days.
The total number of UK military personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 stands at 184.
The soldiers, from the 2nd Battalion The Rifles, were killed near Sangin, Helmand Province, this morning.
Next of kin have been informed.
Earlier, it was confirmed that another British soldier from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment died near Nad-e-Ali in Helmand Province.
Another two soldiers, one from 4th Battalion The Rifles and the other from Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment attached to 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, died in separate incidents in Helmand yesterday.
The bodies of another five British servicemen killed in Afghanistan over the past week were returned to the UK today.
Fierce fighting in a major operation against the Taliban has caused a spike in the death toll in recent weeks.
