[Darrell Zinck]

A Canadian soldier patrolling an area of Afghanistan that was recently seized from the Taliban has been injured by a roadside bomb.

The unidentified soldier was in a Leopard tank in Arghandab on Friday when an improvised explosive device went off nearby.

The soldier is in fair condition in hospital in Kandahar, but his injuries are not life-threatening.

Arghandab was the site of heavy fighting earlier this week when Canadian and Afghan forces drove off up to 300 insurgents who had taken over the town just north of Kandahar.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/1...r-injured.html

regards
Darrell