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"We were patrolling through a high populated Taliban area. Knowing it’s the most dangerous kilometre square area in the world, that was reported at the time, we called it IED central," he said.

Three minutes after he was airlifted to safety by an American black hawk helicopter, David stood on an IED.

In 2007 I lost both my legs above the knee in an IED explosion in Iraq.

Eight peacekeepers were injured by improvised explosive devices last Wednesday and seven early Friday, he said, and at least two peacekeepers were injured in two earlier IED attacks.

He said seven peacekeepers injured by an IED early Friday also were evacuated by air.