DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 389/09
Thursday, 12 November 2009
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER AND AFGHAN SOLDIERS WOUNDED
BY IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
An Australian soldier from the 2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force
(MRTF-2) and three Afghan National Army soldiers were wounded yesterday (11
November 2009) when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during
operations in Southern Afghanistan.
The Australian soldier, who received minor shrapnel wounds, is likely to return to
duty within days.
He was aero medically evacuated with two of the Afghan National Army soldiers,
one of whom was seriously wounded, to Tarin Kowt for further treatment.
The third Afghan National Army soldier, who was not seriously wounded, returned
to his patrol base on foot with the rest of the patrol after receiving first aid.
The wounded soldiers were conducting a joint patrol north of Tarin Kowt when they
were targeted with the IED.
The Australian soldier’s family has been notified while he, along with two of the
Afghan National Army soldiers, continue to be treated at the ISAF medical facility
in Tarin Kowt.
92 Australian Defence Force members have been wounded since Operation
SLIPPER began. For the year to date, 34 ADF members have been wounded.
This incident highlights the ongoing danger faced by all Australians in Afghanistan.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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