Corporal Joseph Pool killed in RPG attack

Corporal Joseph McFarlane Pool of The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 5 September 2010.

Lance Corporal Pool was serving as part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force in Helmand province, involved in conducting operations over the last few months aimed at bettering the lives of the local people by improving security and increasing their freedom of movement.

On Sunday 5 September 2010, the Brigade Reconnaissance Force were completing an operation in the Nad 'Ali (North) district to disrupt the insurgency by denying enemy freedom of movement and were conducting a series of searches on compounds of interest.

At approximately 0700hrs during an exchange of fire with insurgents, Lance Corporal Pool was killed in action following a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

French Legionnaire killed in RPG attack

French Foreign Legionnaire, Sergeant Konrad Rygiel member of the GCP unit of the 2nd REP was killed Monday, June 7, 2010 afternoon by shrapnel from a rocket fired by an RPG-7 in the province of Kapisa in Afghanistan.

Polish soldier, Michał Kołek

On 19th December 2009, Private 2nd Class Michał Kołek serving as part of the Quick Reaction Forces,  died in an insurgent attack on a Polish patrol around 1 pm local time (9.30 CET).

The incident occurred about 3,5 km away from the Four Courners base when the patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with machine gun fire and RPG grenade launchers. Immediately, Close Air Support and Quick Reaction Forces were directed to the site. After several minutes, a joint American-Afghani patrol provided support to Polish troops. In the exchange of fire PSC Michał Kołek was hit and died.

Two “Rosomak” vehicles were destroyed and six insurgents were killed in the battle.

Aged 22, Private 2nd Class Michał Kołek was a  bachelor. In Poland, he served with the Polish-Ukrainian Battalion in Przemysl. It was his first mission abroad.

He was buried on 24th December on a Christmas Eve, in his hometown Stalowa Wola. 

Dutch soldier killed in rocket attack

Azdin Chadli

A Dutch soldier was killed and five injured in a rocket attack on the Dutch army base of Kamp Holland in Afghanistan 5th April 2009.

Azdin Chadli (20) had only been in Uruzgan for a week. He is the 19th Dutch soldier to have been killed in Afghanistan since the Netherlands joined the international forces there.

The five injured soldiers, all aged between 19 and 24, are said to be in a stable condition.

According to the defence ministry, four rockets were fired at the camp, probably by Taliban forces. One rocket hit the camp centre, one hit a nearby Afghan army base, slightly injuring two, and the others missed their targets.