Two NZ soldiers injured in Afghanistan

Two New Zealand soldiers hospitalised after a car accident in Afghanistan yesterday are said to be in a stable condition.

Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mike Shatford said there had been no change in the condition of the men, who were airlifted to a military hospital in Bagram.

The men and their families were being consulted before their names were released, Mr Shatford said.

Early indications were that the road they were on gave way, causing their vehicle to roll down a 20-metre slope about 4.30pm yesterday (local time).

One soldier was concussed and had cuts to his forehead, the other had bruising to the vertebrae.

Part of New Zealand's Provincial Reconstruction Team based in Bamyan, the two soldiers were in a convoy of light 4WD Toyota vehicles on routine patrol in the Waras District.

- NZPA