Task: Translation
Input (Japanese): 残念ながらイギリス軍の一員が今日午後、現在も継続中の南アフガニスタンヘルマンド州での対反乱軍活動中に死亡したことが確認されたと、国防省の声明は言った。
Output (English): It is with regret that we can confirm that a member of the UK Armed Forces has been killed in action this afternoon during ongoing operations against insurgent positions in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan, said an MOD statement.