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Another military lost their lives in Afghanistan

armored improvised explosive device
Italian soldier dead, four injured

The victim is Lt. Massimo Ranzani, born in Ferrara March 24, 1974. The accident during a patrol near Shindand, in the west. The five are all involved in the Alpine regiment. Berlusconi: "E' un calvario, speriamo ne valga la pena"

KABUL - Un militare italiano è morto e altri quattro sono rimasti feriti nell'ovest dell'Afghanistan per l'esplosione di un ordigno improvvisato che ha colpito un veicolo blindato Lince nei pressi di Shindand. I militari a bordo, tutti alpini, rientravano da un'operazione umanitaria di assistenza sanitaria alla popoolazione locale. La Procura di Roma ha aperto un'indagine, affidata ai sostituti Giancarlo Amato e Francesco Scavo e, al momento, the crime of attack is assumed for purposes of terrorism. The attack was claimed by the Taliban. "Every time - said the prime minister - we wonder if this sacrifice, whether these efforts should be really serve and succeed." Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa states: "Never thought of a unilateral withdrawal."

The victims, the dynamics . It was 12:45 when the Lynx was hit by an explosion near Shindand. Seriously injured four soldiers, all belonging to the 5th Regiment of Alpine Sterzing, while a fifth, Massimo Ranzani, born in Ferrara on March 24, 1974, there was nothing to do. The blast hit the third by a patrol returning from an activity Medcap jointly with Afghan forces. The soldiers were evacuated at the military hospital (Role 2) of the base "Shaft" Shindand, the headquarters of Task Force Centre. The patrol was part of an operation of medical assistance to the local population. The use of improvised explosive devices, despite significant progress done by the ISAF mission to counter the threat, is one of the modes of action among those used by insurgents and, in 30% of cases, affects civilian casualties.

In 2010, 712 soldiers have died in Afghanistan, including Italian, compared to 521 in 2009. Since the beginning of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan, nel 2001, sono oltre 2.300 I militari rimasti uccisi. Le 37 vittime italiane ¹ sono così ripartite nel corso degli anni: una nel 2004, due nel 2005, sei nel 2006, due nel 2007, due nel 2008, nove nel 2009, 13 nel 2010 e due nel 2011.

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