New Australian Losses In Afghanistan
- August 31st, 2012
- Posted by EUEditor
The loss of five Australian soldiers in Afghanistan this week brings to 38 the total number killed since the early stage of deployment there in 2002.
Three were killed by a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform in Oruzgan province, with two others injured; and within 24 hours another two soldiers lost their lives in a helicopter crash.
The attack from “within the ranks†adds to a tally of such treachery killings which, as intended by the perpetrators, increase pressure on the allies to cut short their commitments. … Read More »
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