Romanian military dies in car bomb in Afghanistan
Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now.
A Romanian military died in Afghanistan on Thursday, September 5 in a car bomb near the Green Zone in Kabul. Aged 38, Ciprian-Ștefan Polschi was petty officer third class. He was working as a driver within the NATO command structures in Kabul, according to the Romanian Ministry of Defence.
The Romanian military has lost his life following a car bomb near the Green Zone in the Afghan Capital, while driving his squad car.
Ciprian-Ștefan Polschi was married and had two children. He was working within the Ministry of Defence since 2004 and this was his third mission in Afghanistan.
Defence minister Gabriel Les has signed the order advancing post mortem the corporal to the rank of second lieutenant and sent a proposal to the Romanian President to award the dead military the “Star of Romania” Order, Knight rank.
Memorial services to mourn the dead military will be held across all military units in Romania and in theatres of operations abroad on Friday, September 6.
A Romanian diplomat, employed at Romania’s Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, has died and another one has been seriously injured in a terror attack in Kabul on Tuesday,
DONATE: Support our work
In an ever changing and challenging world, the media is constantly struggling to resist. Romania Journal makes no exception. We’ve been informing you, our readers, for almost 10 years, as extensively as we can, but, as we reject any state funding and private advertising is scarce, we need your help to keep on going.So, if you enjoy our work, you can contribute to endorse the Romania Journal team. Any amount is welcome, no strings attached. Choose to join with one of the following options:
Donate with PayPal
Donate by Bank Wire
Black Zonure SRLUniCredit Bank. Swift: BACXROBU
RON: RO84 BACX 0000 0022 3589 1000
EURO: RO57 BACX 0000 0022 3589 1001
USD: RO30 BACX 0000 0022 3589 1002