Giles Duley, a 30-year-old British photographer, stepped on a landmine on 11 February, suffering serious injuries, which, Duley's family say, has resulted in a triple amputation.

Speaking to The New York Times, David Duley, Giles' brother, says that the photographer "lost one leg below the knee, the other leg above the knee and his left arm was severed above the elbow."

Duley has been transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, which now tells BJP that the photographer is still in intensive care, in a critical but stable condition.

In a statement issued to the UK's Press Association, Duley's family says: "Giles has been through an extremely traumatic experience over the past week. His injuries are severe and complex but his doctors ensure us his progression is as would be expected. It will be a long road ahead for Giles but, knowing him as we do, we are sure he will face this enormous challenge with the determination he has always demonstrated. His family are by his side throughout and his friends are waiting to lend their support as soon as he is well enough."

Duley was embedded with US soldiers from the First Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, near the village of Sangsar in rural Kandahar Province, according to The New York Times, "when he stepped on a pressure plate that detonated a hidden explosive charge."

David Bowering, a Canadian photojournalist who happened to be embedded with military medevacs when Duley was evacuated, says that Duley "put up a good battle. He was coherent most of the way. He answered questions." Speaking to the National Press Photographers Association, he adds: "It seemed that the mission took three hours, but according to my time codes we were able to load [Duley] and deliver him to the surgical ward in about 14 minutes. I couldn't believe it."

In November last year, The New York Times' photographer Joao Silva also stepped on a mine while embedded with a unit of the 4th Infantry Division. He lost both of his legs, but has since taken his first steps using prosthetic legs.