Romanian soldier wounded in Afghanistan

A Romanian soldier was slightly wounded during a mission in Afghanistan on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the Romanian Defense Ministry announced. Nicolae Paraschiva, 25, was part of the 30 Battalion and was taking part in a joint Romanian-US patrolling mission at the time of the incident.

The Humvee vehicle where the Romanian soldier and two US troops were traveling in drove past an improvised explosive device. All three were slightly injured in the explosion.