Two Australian Special Forces soldiers were among five troops wounded by a bomb blast in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 

This happened yesterday, according to the Defence Department.  A coalition soldier and two Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) personnel were also wounded in the explosion.

Their commander ordered the area cordoned off and found three more improvised explosive devices that did not detonate.

The Diggers’ families have been notified.

This is the last year of this for the Aussies;  All 1,000 soldiers will head back home and the Australian base will close as Afghanistan’s security is transferred back to local control.