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HE WAS PROUD OF HIS ROLE AS A PAKISTANI SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN Parents pay tribute to British Muslim soldier killed by the Taliban
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A BRITISH soldier killed in Afghanistan hoped to use his
background as a British Muslim to foster greater understanding in the
Army, his family have said.
Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, 24, from Birmingham, died together
with Corporal Peter Thorpe, 27, of the Royal Signals, from Barrow-in-
Furness, Cumbria.
In a statement, L/Cpl Hashmi's family said it had been his
lifelong dream to join the British Army.
The tribute read: "Jabron wanted to join the British Army as a
you...
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