Two Australian soldiers have been wounded in an attack while on patrol in central Afghanistan.
The Defence Department says Australian and Afghan soldiers were patrolling in Uruzgan province when roadside bombs went off. The soldiers then came under enemy fire.
The department says this brings the total number of Australian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan this year to 38.
Two Australian soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in the province last month.
Last month, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he had turned down an Australian request for up to 50 New Zealand troops to join the Australians in Uruzgan as an ANZAC force.
