DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 521/10
Friday, 5 November 2010
Special Forces soldier Wounded in Action
An Australian soldier with the Special Operations Task Group has suffered delayed
concussion caused by the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which
detonated close to him and other soldiers while on operations in Northern Kandahar
province, Afghanistan.
The soldier was part of an Afghan and Australian partnered operation to disrupt
Taliban leadership on the 1st of November when an IED detonated in close proximity
to him.
When the soldier later presented with symptoms he was evacuated to the Role 2
Medical Facility at the Multi National Base Camp –
Tarin Kot as a precautionary
measure. He is in a stable condition and is being monitored.
No other Australian soldiers, civilians, Afghan or Coalition forces were wounded in
the blast.
The announcement of this incident was delayed to maintain operational security for
the duration of the operation, which continued after the strike.
59 Australian soldiers have been wounded
in Afghanistan this year, with 159
wounded since Australian operations in the country began.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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