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A soldier from the Royal Military Police has died in a possible "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The MoD said the soldier was killed as the result of "small arms fire" in the Sangin area of Helmand on Sunday. The incident is being investigated.
Next of kin have been informed but the soldier has not yet been named.
His is the 104th UK military death in Afghanistan this year. So far 241 UK service personnel have died since 2001.
The MoD said there was "a possibility that the latest death in Afghanistan was caused as a result of friendly fire".
"The incident is being investigated in Afghanistan but no firm conclusion will be reached until after the coroner's inquest," a spokesman said.
"The MoD will not release any further information until the coroner's inquest concludes in due course."
Lt Col David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that a soldier from The Royal Military Police was shot and killed last night in the Sangin area of Helmand Province."
On Saturday, a British soldier died in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali area of Helmand.
He was named as Cpl Simon Hornby, 29, from 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.
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