Dutch Army in Afghanistan

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by John McGillivray
"In the evening hours, a sizable firefight broke out. The circumstances around this firefight are not completely clear. It is clear that there was a lengthy fight, in which numerous units were involved," Berlijn said.

Thanks John, I first read the news here.

The two Dutch soldiers were private first class Wesley Schol (20) and corporal Aldert Poortema (22). Two Afghan soldiers were also killed in action. Another Dutch soldier, Marc van de Kuilen (20), was wounded in a separate incident in the same vicinity. Consequently, both his legs had to be amputated in a military hospital.

Latest news is that the soldiers were most likely killed by friendly fire. A thorough investigation into what happened will be conducted.

Wesley, Aldert and Marc:

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