Two Polish soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. Senior private Hubert Kowalewski was a soldier in the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade in Świętoszów. Senior corporal Szymon Słowik served in the 16th Airborne Battalion in Kraków.
The soldiers were killed on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. (Polish time), after their vehicle (a Humvee) drove over an improvised explosive device. The tragedy occurred three kilometers southwest of the Sharana base in Paktika province.
(TVN24/MZ information, photo: 10 BKP Świętoszów)