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The health situation of the four Romanian servicemen injured on Sunday in Afghanistan is favorable, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) informed through a press release remitted on Monday to Agerpres. "Following the first series of investigations, evaluations and medical care received at the emergency unit of the Military Hospital of Kandahar Airforce Base, it was noted that the lesions suffered by the four servicemen injured in the attack of Sunday, September 25, did not affect their vital organs, with their health situation expected to evolve favorably," the quoted release shows.
Soldier Costica-Victor Tarnovschi, who suffered superficial wounds without having major injuries will be transferred to the battalion infirmary and will remain in the care of the Romanian medical team. He is 22 and is at his first deployment. According to the quoted source, the three other servicemen were airlifted to the Bagram Air Base military hospital, where they underwent subsequent evaluation, Corporal Marcel Neagu being held for detailed medical investigation and specialty treatment. The serviceman is 36 and is at his third tour, participating previously in theaters of operation in Kosovo (2005) and Iraq (2009). Second Lieutenant Florin Oprea and Staff Sergeant Eduard-Vlad Romila were transported, by airplane, to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, for full medical investigations and specialty treatment. The officer, aged 23, was at his first tour of duty abroad, while the NCO, aged 37, is at his third tour, his first tour of duty being in Iraq (2008) and his second in Afghanistan (2011).
The Romanian Land Forces have ensured the presence of a doctor to liaise with the German hospital staff, as well as for communicating with the Ministry of National Defence and the families of victims. The four servicemen of the 'White Sharks" Force Protection Battalion were wounded following the detonation of an IED while on patrol in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
