The serviceman died in the blast near Gereshk, in Helmand province. His next of kin have been told.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, said: "It is my sad duty to confirm to you that a soldier from 33 Engineer Regiment, part of the Counter-IED Task Force, was killed by an explosion near Gereshk, in Helmand province, during the afternoon of November 15. His courage and the sacrifice made by him in the fight against Improvised Explosive Devices in Helmand will not be forgotten."
His death takes the British death toll in Afghanistan so far this year to 97.
A second British serviceman, from the 7th Battalion The Rifles, attached to the 3rd Battalion The Rifles Battle Group, died earlier on the same day as a result of small arms fire.
He was killed while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand Province.
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