Three Dutch soldiers from NATO-led forces in Afghanistan were hospitalized on Sunday after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device near the town of Tarin Kowt, the Defence Ministry said.
One soldier lost both his legs in the explosion and his condition was critical, the ministry said in a statement posted on its Web site. "It is sad to conclude that terrorists, who intend to block a peaceful and energetic Afghanistan, use this kind of cowardly method," said Dutch Finance Minister Eimert van Middelkoop. "However our soldiers are determined to continue their hard job in Afghanistan," he said in the statement. |