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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) talks to members of 7 Parachute Regiment, RHA, Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan on route to the Beijing Olympics, 21 August 2008. Brown arrived Thursday on a surprise visit to Afghanistan and was expected to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The premier also said Britain would do everything to protect its soldiers and paid tribute to Barry Dempsey, the latest British soldier to be killed in the conflict in Afghanistan. He died Monday. In total, 116 British soldiers have died since the conflict began in 2001