Injured soldier flown to Czech Republic

A soldier who was seriously injured in Afghanistan on Friday in the line of duty has been flown to the Czech Republic. He is currently receiving medical attention at Prague’s Central Military Hospital. Officials said his condition is stable and said that his injuries were not life-threatening. Two fellow colleagues were also injured when their vehicle went over a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Friday, but they have since returned to duty at the Shank base. Attacks in areas in Afghanistan have grown in intensity: in 2008, ten Czech soldiers were injured in similar incidents; two lost their lives.