The trial of the 38-year-old, from the Duke of Lancaster Regiment, is expected to start on 1 July.

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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment are trying to clear the Taliban from an important stronghold in the Nad Ali district.

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The soldier was from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.

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