Ireland
US military probes Irish death in Afghanistan
Monday, 1 October 2007 17:13The family of an Irish woman who was killed while serving with the US army in Afghanistan has appealed to the Irish Government to participate in the inquiry into her death.
Ciara Durkin, 30, originally from Eanach Mheáin in Connemara, died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the head within the Bagram airbase, according to information the military has released to the Durkin Family.
Speaking on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta this morning Pádraig Ó Conghaile, Ms Durkin's brother-in-law, appealed to the Department of Foreign Affairs to participate in the investigation into her death.
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The Durkin family have been informed that the investigation, which is being conducted by the military in the US, will take up to eight weeks to complete.
