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KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A British soldier was killed Tuesday in southern Afghanistan when a patrol came under enemy fire -- the 25th foreign military death this month in the escalating conflict.
Britain's defense ministry confirmed the incident Wednesday and said two other soldiers were wounded in the confrontation, in the Kajaki area of Helmand province.
This is the third consecutive month in which U.S. and allied deaths in Afghanistan are outpacing coalition deaths in Iraq.
Americans accounted for at least 18 of the deaths in Afghanistan in July. The others include the Briton, three Canadians, one Hungarian and one Australian. The number of British troop deaths in the Afghan conflict now stands at 111.
In contrast, violence has been on the wane in Iraq, where at least nine U.S. troop deaths have been reported this month.
As for Afghanistan, the deteriorating security situation has sparked a renewed urgency to find additional troops.
Two Pentagon officials told CNN that President Bush and the Joint Chiefs of Staff plan to soon discuss the possible deployment of more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. About 36,000 U.S. troops are in Afghanistan, serving with the U.S. led coalition and the NATO-led command.
The U.S.-led coalition reported another incident Wednesday that left several militants dead. It happened Tuesday in Wardak province, near Kabul.
Coalition forces came under attack when they were searching for a Taliban commander. They returned fire and called in an airstrike
The targeted Taliban commander is linked to attacks, including one on June 26 attack in Wardak that killed three U.S.-led coalition service members and an Afghan interpreter.
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