This is in many ways no different to the many young lives lost in the so called war on terror in Afghanistan. What seems to stand out is that his fellow soldiers decided to attack the heart of the matter.
In early July 2008, Signaller Sean McCarthy, 25 years of age and a father of two with the Australian Special Air Service Regiment
died from injuries sustained from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated next to his vehicle in Afghanistan. He lived for at least an hour but bled to death because of
slow helicopter evacuation.
Signaller McCarthy was born in New Zealand. He joined the Australian Defence Forces in 2001 and qualified for the elite SAS Forces in 2007. It was his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Australia is large geographically, but diminutive in population, like many of the coalition forces in Afghanistan, such as Canada, The Netherlands and many more.
But here is a
twist, his fellow SAS fighters decided to go after the architect of IED bombs in Afghanistan.
A few short weeks after McCarthy’s death, the Australian SAS struck like lightning.
Mullah Bari Ghul, considered the architect of IED ambushes was
captured by Australian SAS troops
No Australian
soldiers or Afghan civilians were killed in the operation. There was no mention of any Taliban fighters killed.
With Ghul in custody, the Taliban have been dealt a severe blow. May Sean and his fellow brothers from many countries rest in peace.
Opinion: Make my day punk - Australian Special Forces take care of their own
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