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Three Special Forces Commandos sadly lost their lives and seven others injured - some seriously.

A sad day indeed.

Lest We Forget.

Three Aussie soldiers killed in Afghanistan

June 21, 2010 - 5:15PM
Three Australians have been killed in a helicopter crash Afghanistan, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston told a press conference in Canberra today.

"Three of our people have been killed," he said.

Seven were wounded.

The soldiers were commandos from the Special Operations Task Group.

The crash was not the result of enemy action.

Air Chief Marshal Houston announced the casualties with a "profound sense of loss".

Some of the soldiers have been injured "seriously", the Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner said.

Air Chief Houston said that the commandos had been involved in a recent operation which dealt a major blow to Taliban insurgents in northern Kandahar.

The three soldiers who were killed were "experienced" and had served previously in Afghanistan.

Air Chief Marshal Houston said that "time after time, they [the commandoes] have taken the fight to the enemy with courage and determination".

He said he had "nothing but admiration and respect for these brave and committed Australians".

Air Chief Marshal Houston said he wanted to convey a message to the Task Group: "I want you to know I am immensely proud of your efforts."

He asked the soldiers to "be there for each other" and to use the support the government was offering to deal with the loss of their "close mates".

Senator Faulkner extended sympathies to the commandos' families.

Australia suffered multiple casualties in Afghanistan this month.

Sapper Darren Smith, a 26-year-old combat engineer died in a roadside bomb blast.

The blast also killed Sapper Jacob Moerland, 21, and Sapper Smith's bomb detector dog, Herbie.

Sad day, does anybody know what type of chopper and who did it belong too?