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ANA Soldier Killed In The Chora Valley
ANA Soldier Killed In The Chora Valley
An Afghan National Army soldier has been killed in action as a result of a gunshot wound when the 1st Mentoring Task Force (MTF-1) and Afghan National Army partnered patrol came under small arms fire on Wednesday
23 June. The incident
occurred in the Chora Valley region to the north of Tarin
Kowt, Southern Afghanistan. No Australian soldiers were
killed or wounded. Commanding Officer of MTF-1, Lieutenant
Colonel Mark Jennings said that he was saddened by the loss
of the Afghan soldier.
“We feel every loss and we
empathise with our Afghan partners especially given the
losses we have also suffered in recent weeks,” LTCOL
Jennings said. “The Afghan National Army has been doing a
great job in their fight against the insurgents making
Uruzgan more secure one step at a
time.”
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