A Royal Air Force airman and a soldier from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards were killed on Saturday in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province.
They were providing security for a meeting with local officials at a patrol base, the MoD said.
An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
spokesman said the attack was conducted by two people wearing Afghan Police uniforms. One is on the run and the other was killed when forces returned fire, the spokesman said.
Such attacks have become increasingly common in recent months, particularly since the burning of copies of the Holy Qur’an at a US base in February.
The UK military’s death toll in the Afghan war has topped 414 since the US-led invasion of the country began in October 2001.
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