Romanian sergeant killed in Afghanistan by makeshift landmine
{{date|September 7, 2007}}
[[Image:Romanian troops.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Romanian troops in Afghanistan, September 2003.]]
A [[Romania]]n soldier was killed on Thursday in [[Afghanistan]] and two others were wounded after their [[w:Armoured personnel carrier|armored personnel carrier]] ran over a makeshift device. According to Romanian daily ''Evenimentul Zilei'', this brings up to seven the number of Romanian soldiers dead on the 'anti-terror' front in [[Iraq]] and Afghanistan.

Sergeant Major Aurel Marcu, 31, died immediately. Four other members of the team were all injured. Two of the soldiers, lieutenant Nicolae Grigore and lead-soldier Alex Zafiu, were transported by helicopter to a [[w:Kandahar|Kandahar]] military hospital, a [[w:Ministry of Defense (Romania)|Romanian Defense Ministry]] release informs. The other two received medical assistance in [[w:Qalat (Zabul)|Qalat]].

Sergeant Aurel Marcu was married and had a three-year-old child. He is the seventh [[w:Romanian Armed Forces|Romanian Army]] fatality in the [[w:Middle East|Middle East]] front, where there have been three victims in Iraq and four in Afghanistan.

With more than 800 soldiers, Romania is one of the ten countries which provide most of the [[w:NATO|NATO]] forces. 

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.expres.ro/article.php?artid=321640
|title=Irak + Afganistan = sapte morti (Irak+Afghanistan= seven dead)
|author=Laurentiu Mihu 
|pub=Evenimentul Zilei
|date=September 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://english.hotnews.ro/Romanian-military-dies-in-Afghanistan-articol_45846.htm
|title=Romanian military dies in Afghanistan
|author=HotNews Romania
|pub=HotNews Romania
|date=September 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.rompres.ro/full_medianews.php
|title=One Romanian military killed in Afghanistan, two wounded
|author=Rompres
|pub=ROMPRES
|date=September 6, 2007}}

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[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Romania]]
[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Europe]]
Romanian troops in Afghanistan, September 2003.
A Romanian soldier was killed on Thursday in Afghanistan and two others were wounded after their armored personnel carrier ran over a makeshift device. According to Romanian daily Evenimentul Zilei, this brings up to seven the number of Romanian soldiers dead on the 'anti-terror' front in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sergeant Major Aurel Marcu, 31, died immediately. Four other members of the team were all injured. Two of the soldiers, lieutenant Nicolae Grigore and lead-soldier Alex Zafiu, were transported by helicopter to a Kandahar military hospital, a Romanian Defense Ministry release informs. The other two received medical assistance in Qalat.

Sergeant Aurel Marcu was married and had a three-year-old child. He is the seventh Romanian Army fatality in the Middle East front, where there have been three victims in Iraq and four in Afghanistan.

With more than 800 soldiers, Romania is one of the ten countries which provide most of the NATO forces.
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