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Five Australian soldiers have been wounded by insurgent bombs in two separate incidents in Afghanistan.

Defence says both explosions occurred in late September in the Karmisan and Mirabad Valleys of Afghanistan's Oruzgan Province.

In the first on September 23, three soldiers from the Mentoring Task Force were wounded when their Bushmaster armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) during a resupply mission with Afghan National Army (ANA) forces.

Group Captain Karen Leshinskas said the three diggers were given immediate first aid and were evacuated by helicopter to the medical facility in Tarin Kowt.

'The soldiers were assessed as being in a satisfactory condition and have since returned to restricted duties,' she said in a statement on Friday.

In the second incident on September 25, two soldiers were wounded by an IED blast while on foot patrol with ANA soldiers.

Group Captain Leshinskas said the two soldiers received immediate first aid at the scene and were then transported back to Tarin Kowt.

'One soldier has been subsequently transferred to the Role Three Medical Facility at Kandahar for further assessment and the second soldier has been discharged from the medical facility at Tarin Kowt,' she said.

'Both soldiers have been medically assessed as being in a satisfactory condition.'

Families of the soldiers have been notified.

Defence said the announcement of the casualties was delayed until the conclusion of operations in which they were participating.

So far this year 34 Australian soldiers have been wounded in action. The latest casualties take the total wounded in Afghanistan since 2001 to 199.

Sky News: Five diggers wounded in Afghanistan
 
Didnt realise they had got Australia involved as well? Suppose the more involvement from other countries may help Obama pull hid merry men back
 
My request to haqqani network : pliiiz guyz send some USA soldiers by draft to USA, it will help to calm down mr OUBAMA !!
 
My request to haqqani network : pliiiz guyz send some USA soldiers by draft to USA, it will help to calm down mr OUBAMA !!

The attacks took place in Afghanistan's Oruzgan Province, in Central Afghanistan, far from the Haqqani network & Pakistan. But I guess the Haqqanis are responsible for this as well.
 
Now Haqqani Haqqani ... Haqqani lol

Before 2 weeks no body knows about Haqqani

Before 2 years not buddy knows about good taliban and bad taliban

Before 4 years ago Non of Al-Qaida involve in this War

Before 10 years ago no Taliban Terrorist...

But yes 20 years ago everyone knows Talibans are Best Friend of USA and Haqqani was the top friend of CIA!


lol @ USA and Media War!
 

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