Not sure why everybody is talking about tanks -Standard Political Distraction ploy?
08 Oct 2010
An Australian soldier is recovering in Afghanistan after he was wounded by an exploding roadside bomb, the Australian Defence Force (ADF)says.
The soldier from the Special Operations Task Group was wounded when the vehicle he was traveling in struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in northern Kandahar six days ago, a statement from the ADF said on Saturday.
The wounded soldier was flown to a medical facility at Kandahar Airfield, but later released after an assessment confirmed he had not been seriously injured.
Commodore Roger Boyce said the wounded soldier would spend some time recovering before returning to combat operations.
The incident occurred during a joint operation between Australian and Afghan troops to improve security in and around Kandahar city.