One Romanian soldier killed, four injured in mine incident in Afghanistan

BUCHAREST, Romania — One Romanian soldier in Afghanistan died and four were injured after their armoured vehicle drove over a landmine near the Kandahar base on Tuesday (20 June). The injured soldiers were taken to the Canadian hospital in the base run by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan.

In other news, the Croatian Defence Ministry reported an attack on Croatian peacekeepers serving with the ISAF in Afghanistan. Unknown perpetrators opened fire on the Croatian troops Tuesday morning in the Taywar district, the ministry said. No one was injured.