Plane carrying remains of Czech soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives in Czech Republic

A special plane from Kabul carrying the remains of a Czech soldier killed in fighting in Afghanistan has arrived in the Czech Republic. Also on the plane were four other Czech soldiers who were wounded in Afghanistan. Waiting in Prague to greet the plane were several Czech dignitaries including the Foreign and Defence ministers. The fallen Czech soldier was killed on Wednesday following a bomb attack in the province of Logar, south-east of Kabul, which targeted a Czech reconstruction team. In March, a military policeman became the first Czech combat casualty of the modern era when he was killed in a suicide attack in Helmand province. Last year another Czech soldier died in Afghanistan in an accident caused by flooding.