8 Norwegian ISAF soldiers was wounded last night during a routine mission in the Ghormach-district in the Faryab-province in Afhanistan.
They where ambushed, and after a 6 hour long fight 8 Norwegians where wounded by bullets and shrapnel, one of them is fighting for his life now and a second one is classified as severely injured.
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10005024
http://www.mil.no/start/aktuelt/article.jhtml?articleID=196170
(The news articles says 6 wounded, but this morning it was reported that the number was 8)
I have many friends down there so this was not a very good way to start the week. :?
(I'll update this thread when we get more info)
They where ambushed, and after a 6 hour long fight 8 Norwegians where wounded by bullets and shrapnel, one of them is fighting for his life now and a second one is classified as severely injured.
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10005024
http://www.mil.no/start/aktuelt/article.jhtml?articleID=196170
(The news articles says 6 wounded, but this morning it was reported that the number was 8)
I have many friends down there so this was not a very good way to start the week. :?
(I'll update this thread when we get more info)