Defence can confirm that Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have been killed in Afghanistan.
Defence is currently in the process of informing the Next of Kin of the ADF personnel involved.
Defence requests you respect the highly sensitive nature of this notification process.
The Acting Chief of the Defence Force will make a statement once this process is complete.
Media contact:
Defence Media Operations (02) 6127 1999
Issued by Ministerial and Executive Coordination and Communication,
Department of Defence,
Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999 Fax: 02 6265 6946
