US Army neurosurgeons are fighting to save the life of Junior Sergeant Alexander Alexandrov, the Bulgarian soldier severely injured in the rocket attack in Kandahar, Bulgarian media reported on January 26 2010.

Reports indicate that the soldier suffered extensive injuries and that his life is in danger, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said in a media statement. Meanwhile, the remaining three Bulgarian soldiers have been transferred to the Bagram military hospital in Kabul.

Another Bulgarian soldier, Corporal Yordan Petkov, has undergone a second round of surgery. He suffered numerous injuries to the stomach but for the moment his life is not said to be in danger and his condition is reported to be "stable".

Private Yavor Ivanov was also operated on. He is in a stable condition and his life is also not said to be in danger.

Alexandrov was airlifted and transported to the military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, the site of the U.S. Army's medical installation. The Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center (LARMC), a U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) post, is often the first stop for American casualties leaving the ongoing conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Ramstein Air Base is also nearby.

For the moment it is not known if the other two Bulgarian casualties will be airlifted to Germany. They are accompanied by Bulgarian Army medic Captain doctor Petar Minchev, one of the four Bulgarian doctors in the Bulgarian detachment in Kandahar.

According to initial reports in the aftermath of the attack, the fourth Bulgarian soldier injured in the rocket blast, Private Luchezar Danailov, received only minor injuries, was treated and released.