Portugal has said the death of one of its soldiers in Afghanistan will not affect its involvement in Nato's peace force there. It is the first time Portugal has lost a soldier in Afghanistan, where it has 200 troops serving with the International Assistance Security Force or Isaf.
The victim is believed to have been killed in a landmine explosion. Afghanistan is still littered with landmines - the legacy of a quarter of a century of war.
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Afghanistan in one of the bloodiest years since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001.
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