Polish soldier dies of wounds in Afghanistan

Europe January 23, 2013

Polish soldier dies of wounds in Afghanistan

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Defense Ministry says that a Polish soldier has died of wounds he received in an operation in central Afghanistan

Capt. Krzysztof Wozniak, who served with an elite GROM unit, was fatally wounded early Wednesday in Ghazni province as the force was supporting an Afghan unit during a raid. Wozniak died in a military hospital.

The 36-year-old Wozniak is the 38th Polish soldier killed while serving with the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan since 2007.

Subjects
Locations
- Afghanistan,
- Poland,
- Central Asia,
- Asia
Organisations
- Afghan armed forces,
- Afghanistan government

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