RAF men killed by Afghanistan bomb

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The pair, members of the RAF Regiment, died when the vehicle they were travelling in hit the device about 1.5 miles from Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar Province which neighbours British-controlled Helmand.

Two other UK servicemen were wounded in Sunday's blast but are not believed to have life-threatening injuries.

All next of kin have been informed, an MoD spokesman said.

The tragedy takes the number of British military personnel killed in Afghanistan since the US-led anti-Taliban war was launched in 2001 to 93.

The four servicemen were taking part in a routine patrol to the west of the airfield when their vehicle hit the device.

They were treated at the scene before being taken to the field hospital inside the base.

"Sadly, despite the best efforts of the medical team, two of the servicemen died as a result of their wounds," an MoD spokesman said. "The injuries sustained by the other two men are not believed to be life-threatening."

Brigadier General Carlos Branco, the official spokesman of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), said: "Our most sincere thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the soldiers who died in this tragic incident and with those of the wounded soldiers as well."

No further details will be released for 24 hours.