Australian Soldier Wounded In Oruzgan Suicide Bomb

Australian Soldier Slightly Wounded In Oruzgan Suicide Bomb Attack

A Reconstruction Task Force soldier was slightly wounded during an apparent suicide-bombing attack in Oruzgan Province on Thursday evening, Australian Eastern Standard Time.

An Afghan national, identified as the attacker, was killed during the incident.

The wounded soldier was provided immediate first aid at the scene and has undergone further examination and treatment at the nearby Dutch Military Hospital in Tarin Kowt.

All Australian soldiers in Afghanistan have been accounted for and are continuing with their operations.

Details of the wounded soldier will not be released. The soldier’s next of kin has been informed of the incident.

No further information concerning the attack is available at this time. Defence will provide further details once initial reporting is confirmed and the situation is clarified.

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