Czech soldier remains in critical condition after returning from Afghanistan

A Czech soldier who returned on a special flight from Afghanistan along with three colleagues remains in a critical condition, according to the Czech government. All of the soldiers arrived from Afghanistan on Saturday evening aboard a special flight, which also carried the remains of a colleague killed in the country. Three of the soldiers were subsequently released from hospital, with the fourth remaining in intensive care. A military spokesperson has stated that the Czech soldier’s condition remains critical. All of the soldiers were struck by a roadside bomb in the province of Logar, to the south of Kabul. So far, three Czech soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the International Security Assistance Force was formed in late 2001.