[ADN Kronos] Three Italian soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, in clashes with militants in the western Afghan province of Farah on Thursday. Military sources told Adnkronos that one of the soldiers was injured in the foot, another in the hand and the third under his arm while they were conducting a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers.
| May they experience quick healing with no pain, and a rapid return to their brothers in arms. |
"The action of the insurgents seems to have been meticulously prepared, to hit our troops at the end of a search, in an area known for the presence of hostile militias," the ministry of defence said in a statement.
"The Afghan military and paratroopers of the 187th Thunderbolt regiment...immediately responded to the fire and positioned the troops against our enemy."
| The Afghan army seems to be developing nicely. |
The ministry said it was unclear how many militants were killed in the exchange.
| Did anyone check to see that the number of spare feet was precisely twice the number of spare noses? |
Italy has 2,350 troops in Afghanistan, the fifth largest deployment after the United States, Britain, Canada and Germany. |