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Aussie soldier confirmed dead in Afghanistan
The Australian Defence Force has confirmed that an Australian soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. It is the first time an Australian soldier has been killed in combat while serving in either Afghanistan or Iraq. One other Australian soldier and three children were wounded when an improvised explosive device went off as a NATO convoy passed by in the southern province of Oruzgan. The Defence Department has issued a statement saying the families of the two Australian soldiers have been informed, but personal details will not be released yet. Defence says the wounded soldier was given first aid and evacuated to a nearby medical facility by an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopter. "He is undergoing further treatment. His wounds are serious but are not considered life-threatening," the statement said. "Defence is providing assistance to the families of the two soldiers and will continue to support them through this very difficult time." The head of the ADF, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, is expected to provide further details at a media conference at 6:00am. The last time an Australian soldier died in action in the Middle East was when SAS Sergeant Andrew Russell was killed by an anti-vehicle mine in Afghanistan in 2002. Attacks on the rise Taliban attacks on international forces in the region have been increasing, and the Australian Government has been warning about possible casualties. Last month, two Special Forces soldiers serving in the area were wounded when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, and three troops were wounded in a fire fight with militants. Almost 1,000 Australian soldiers are based at Camp Holland in Oruzgan province, near the town of Tarin Kowt. They are working in partnership with Dutch troops, providing security and helping with reconstruction in communities affected by decades of civil war. Taliban militias occupy large areas of the province and have been involved in heavy clashes with Australian forces in recent weeks. The soldier's death takes to 181 the number of international troops to die in Afghanistan this year, most of them in hostile action. There are 39,500 soldiers with ISAF and about 15,000 with a separate US-led coalition that helped to topple the Taliban from government in late 2001. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...09/2054188.htm
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From this side of the pond, I offer my condolences on the loss of the Australian Soldier today in Afganistan.
I hope the other casualties injuries are not too severe and he has a speedy recovery. To the families affected, I have only words of sympathy at a time when words are hollow. Sorry.
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Is it time to pull out?
The truth about Canada's mission in Afghanistan By MICHAEL DEN TANDT, SUN MEDIA KANDAHAR -- The Afghan war is not one conflict but three -- a guerrilla war, a development war, a communications war. Canada is gaining ground in the first, slowly winning the second and losing the third. The military and the media deserve some measure of blame for this. Mainly though, responsibility falls to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Even as he struggles to sell the Afghan mission to an increasingly uneasy public, his mania for control is stifling the truth about what's happening here. On Friday, Harper announced he has tasked a blue-ribbon team to study Canada's future role in Afghanistan. Led by former Liberal deputy prime minister John Manley, the five-member group will begin by meeting with troops and development workers in Kandahar. The panel is expected to report back in February 2008. The truth of what is happening in Afghanistan is extraordinary: It's a story of courage and grit and idealism that, if more Canadians only knew it, would make them very proud. PLEASE DON'T GO But most don't know it, because the people best positioned to tell it have been gagged. I came back to Afghanistan to find answers to two questions: Is Canada's deployment here still worthwhile, despite the rising toll in lives? And if it is, then why do so many people back home think it isn't? In the past week I've spoken to dozens of Canadian soldiers, non-governmental aid workers, and Afghans, some who are very critical the U.S.-led international effort here, and of the Karzai regime. Their message was clear: Please, Canada, don't go. Our country has an influence and a reputation here that is vastly disproportionate to the number of troops we have on the ground. That's partly because we are spending money -- a great deal of money, $1.2 billion committed over 10 years -- on rebuilding and redevelopment. Your tax dollars are helping pay for a vast national de-mining project, led by Canada but in partnership with the United Nations. Every day on a mountain top in Kabul, Afghans mentored by Canadians carry on the painstaking and dangerous work of removing and destroying the thousands of pieces of unexploded ordnance that litter this country. Canada is the single largest donor, contributing $20 million annually. Your tax dollars are paying for a project that will help 3,000 war widows in Kabul start micro-businesses this year. Often, the aid begins with a single cow or goat. Your tax dollars are paying for the training of a professional Afghan National Army, which is increasingly imposing order in the volatile south. Thirty-four thousand troops are already trained. A thousand new troops a month are graduating from the Afghan National Training Centre in Kabul. Canadians are in the forefront of the training effort. Your tax dollars are paying for 200 small aid projects in Kandahar City, all geared to stimulating local business and trades, and developing a functioning local economy. These efforts are not being carried out on your behalf at arms' length. They're led, supported and protected by a Canadian military that has learned, through half a century of peacekeeping, how to properly and modestly engage with a foreign culture. You may have heard that no one can tell Canadians and Americans apart any longer. In Afghanistan, everyone knows the difference. Canadians are leaders here in the delicate trick of combining military power with aid. Other nations in the 37-member international coalition come to our Provincial Reconstruction Team base in Kandahar City, to study our methods. The PRT, Camp Nathan Smith, is a model, an experiment in a new kind of military engagement: Soldiers, working hand in hand with RCMP officers, diplomats, lawyers, doctors, specialists in governance and foreign aid workers helping the Afghans manage their own affairs, raise their standard of living and establish a functional state. You've heard about the 71 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat who've lost their lives in Afghanistan. You've heard about the CBC journalist and cameraman whose armoured vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb. What you haven't heard, perhaps, is that the vast majority of the casualties and injuries in this civil war are Afghan. Mentored and supported by Canadian officers. The Afghans are in the forefront of every combat operation in the south and 85% of the casualties treated for war injuries at Kandahar Air Field, the main coalition base in the south, are Afghan army or Afghan police. It follows from this that our deployment here is not an occupation: It's a support mission. But few people back home appreciate this, because nobody's covering the Afghan side of the war. Afghan casualties, even mass casualties, get short shrift. The leading edge of Canada's humanitarian engagement here is the PRT, Camp Nathan Smith. But for reasons that defy explanation, only the soldiers stationed there are allowed to speak publicly about their work. The five officials from foreign affairs, the 10 RCMP officers engaged in training Afghan police, the head of the CIDA mission in the province (with a budget of $39-million this year alone), are not allowed to speak to the media. According to multiple sources here, they have been gagged by the Prime Minister's Office. Figure that one out. The very people who could best spread the word about the good works Canada is carrying out beneath the security umbrella provided by our troops, can't talk about it. This translates into a distorted portrait of the mission at home. The military can't get off scot-free either. The Canadian army's communications resources in Kandahar province are located at the Kandahar Air Field -- the centre of combat operations. Reporters at the airfield are supported by satellite and media tents with sophisticated communications equipment. At the PRT, there's a single media tent. It has no reliable, permanent Internet hookups. There's no satellite for television transmissions. As a result, most reporters choose to stay at the airfield -- where they don't hear a lot about development work, because it's all based at the PRT. The media? We're at fault too. Reporters driven by competition and the demands of editors back home, are hell-bent on covering Canadians in combat. That's a good thing, as far as it goes: Canadians need a public witness to the exercise of lethal force by their representatives abroad. Combat stories are dramatic and gripping and the tales we hear about soldiers at war can inspire and move us the way few other stories can. But the entire mission stands or falls on whether development can succeed. For media to ignore the tangible evidence of progress simply because these stories aren't as dramatic as combat, is beyond belief. Here's why all this matters so much: The Taliban are not fighting a conventional guerrilla war. All their efforts are geared towards forcing Western governments to pull their soldiers out of Afghanistan. DISTORTED VIEW Every suicide bombing and IED attack is about hurting Western troops, but it's even more about causing fear and uncertainty back home. This is why there's such frustration, among soldiers here, about the posturing and chest-beating in Ottawa each time a Canadian dies in combat. Each cluster of front-page stories is, in effect, a tactical victory for the insurgents. What happens if we pull out? Some say it would make no difference. The Americans could easily replace us. But it's not nearly that simple. The Afghans don't trust the Americans. Their approach is different from ours -- much more blunt, less culturally sensitive. Canada has an institutional memory now in Kandahar, won by five years of hard work on the ground. Canada has the aid projects, just now beginning to bear fruit. Canada has credibility with the Afghans, won by our soldiers' willingness to fight and die on their behalf. If we pull out, much of that will be lost. The mission will continue but the setback will be huge and Canada's standing in Afghanistan, and the world, will suffer immeasurably. http://ottawasun.com/News/Afghan/200...76954-sun.html
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Canadians waging major battle against Taliban
Updated Wed. Oct. 31 2007 4:32 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Canadian, American, and Afghan troops were engaged in a major battle against the Taliban near Kandahar City on Wednesday. Unconfirmed numbers from the police chief in the region state that more than 50 Taliban fighters have been killed and 50 others wounded. There is no word on Canadian or NATO casualties. But the Canadian Press reported that three Afghan police officers and an Afghan soldier have died in the fighting. The Taliban are believed to have about 300 fighters in the area. The fighting has struck fear in area residents, many of whom are now fleeing to Kandahar City for refuge. Rumors are swirling that more than 1,000 Taliban have come to the region and are attacking refugee camps. "There are a lot of wild stories going on here. Some people say there are 250 Taliban and others say it is 1,500 ... People are worried,'' an unidentified aid worker told the Canadian Press. "The psychological effect on the local population is dramatic,'' she said. The aid worker added she, too, is worried about her friends in the region. CTV's Paul Workman reports the Afghans asked for Canadian help to counter a significant attack by the Taliban, which comes in the wake of the death of a local leader who had been protecting the area. He noted that Canadian military officials say it appears a Taliban offensive, launched earlier in the week, is the most significant in the last month. The latest battle is a troubling development for the international mission in the area, according to Workman. He reported that the Canadian troops are already stretched thin west of the city, and now they're facing a second front. "The reason this area is quite vital is because it opens up another front just North of Khandahar City and in some ways leaves Khandahar vulnerable," Workman told Canada AM. He noted, however, that "the Canadians say that there is no danger of the city itself being overrun." http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
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Very different to do Remembrance when you've been there ... and grieve recent losses
 The young will now understand, like they couldn't before, the faces and feelings of our older Vets who have been through other past wars/conflicts ... and how sad is that? But also how proud to know of these men and women who value others and something, enough to risk their lives for it ... and more than that, the good for all by which the sacrifices happen. Good intentions ... and those intentions are the difference between the good guys and the bad guys ... our soldiers .... men and women, are all "good guys/gals" ... and Remembrance day, I know, hurts a lot closer to home and now for many of them and their loved ones, it's real and it's now ... for the fallen ... there are no words that can express it all, what we think and feel, but any gesture that shows we care and remember, and some of us even know ... is good ... lest we forget  Quote:
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09-11-07, 23:41
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Manitoba Fallen soldiers, Afghanistan service, have water places in Manitoba named after them, near Kississing Lake just above/north of Flin Flon ... my Uncle Ed's lake named for him is on Kississing Lake, as are a number of other of Manitoba's fallen soldiers.
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17-11-07, 15:20
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Roadside bomb kills two Canadian soldiers
Updated Sat. Nov. 17 2007 9:38 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff Two Canadian soldiers and their Afghan interpreter are dead after a roadside bomb detonated. Three other Canadian soldiers were wounded in Saturday's incident and were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The dead have been identified as Cpl. Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp of the 5th Field Ambulance in Valcartier and Pte. Michel Levesque of the Royal 22nd Regiment, popularly known as the Van Doos. Their ages and home towns have not yet been released by the military. The incident occurred in Zhari District, about 40 kilometres west of Kandahar City. The soldiers were north of a Canadian forward operating base near the village of Bhazar-e Panjawaii when the blast occurred shortly after midnight. They were inside a LAV-III armoured vehicle. Today's deaths bring Canada's toll to 73 military personnel and one diplomat since 2002. Canadian troops haven't suffered any fatalities since Sept. 24, when Cpl. Nathan Hornburg died. A mortar shell killed him as he was out on patrol. Retired brigadier general Lew MacKenzie told Newsnet the incident took place more than 12 hours ago. While information is sketchy, MacKenzie said roadside bombs -- more formally known as improvised explosive devices, or IEDs -- work in two main ways: The IED is fired at the vehicle, or is detonated as the vehicle drives over the device. "I must give the forces a lot of credit, because they intercept the vast majority of these things -- some while they're being built, some while they're being set up, and some before they explode," he said. "But regrettably, in a volatile situation, one or two of them every once in a while actually work, and tragedy in this case is it actually did." Zhari has been an active area of operations in recent days, MacKenzie said. That was echoed by Col. Christian Juneau at the Kandahar Air Field. He told reporters that the Taliban were desperate to end their fall combat season on a high note. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories Coroner probing suicide of Quebec soldier wounded in Afghanistan Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2007 | 10:45 PM ET CBC News A Canadian soldier who lost part of his leg after being wounded in Afghanistan has taken his own life in his Quebec apartment. The Quebec coroner's office is investigating the death of Frederic Couture, who shot himself earlier this week at home in Roxton Pond, Que. Couture was 21 when he stepped on a landmine while on patrol in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar in December 2006. He was the first soldier from CFB Valcartier to be wounded there. Couture's left leg had to be amputated below the knee. But he drew media attention for his positive attitude and determination to move forward despite his injury. In an interview with CBC News in January, Couture appeared optimistic about his future. A Canadian soldier who lost part of his leg after being wounded in Afghanistan has taken his own life in his Quebec apartment. The Quebec coroner's office is investigating the death of Frederic Couture, who shot himself earlier this week at home in Roxton Pond, Que. Couture was 21 when he stepped on a landmine while on patrol in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar in December 2006. He was the first soldier from CFB Valcartier to be wounded there. Couture's left leg had to be amputated below the knee. But he drew media attention for his positive attitude and determination to move forward despite his injury. In an interview with CBC News in January, Couture appeared optimistic about his future. “My life is not finished. I'm going to have a prosthesis," he said. "And all the things that I was doing, I'm going to do it in the future. It's not because I lost a foot that I can't do anything." In his home town of Roxton Pond, neighbors said they were shocked to hear about Couture's death, although some said he appeared to be having a hard time and hadn't left his home in a while. Retired Brigadier General Gaston Cote of the Canadian Forces said Couture seemed to be recovering well both mentally and physically and that help was available. "From what I know about the system, everything was probably done," Cote said. But he said you can't make a person talk about their problems if they don't want to. "So it's difficult to make sure the mental health of our soldiers is up to par." A recent military survey of returned soldiers found that nearly 400 of the 2,700 who had served in Kandahar may have come home with mental health problems. The survey found problems ranged from post-traumatic stress disorder to suicidal tendencies, although high-risk drinking was the predominant problem. Rob Tyler, a former infantry captain and psychotherapist, said soldiers often mask their true feelings. "A lot of these people are having night terrors, wake up sweating as they went back to whatever it was and relived it again," he said. "Flashbacks during the day. A car backfires and to them it sounds like small arms fire." George Dumont, a former soldier recovering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, said many soldiers try to deny their psychological suffering. "We are supposed to be somewhat invulnerable, invincible. And when you come to terms with yourself, realizing you're just a human being like everybody else, it's pretty hard to swallow knowing that all your friends will shun you and put you aside because you are sick." Dumont also said there is little the military could have done to help Couture if he didn't ask for help. Speaking in Quebec City on Friday, Heritage Minister Josée Verner offered her condolences to Couture's family and said the Canadian military offers all possible support to soldiers returning from Afghanistan. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/st...ure-death.html Last edited by John McGillivray; 17-11-07 at 15:47.
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Suicide bomber targets Canadian convoy in Panjwaii
Updated Tue. Dec. 11 2007 10:52 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff A suicide car bomber attacked a Canadian convoy in southern Afghanistan today. No Canadians were injured but a teenager and a child were evacuated to a Kandahar hospital, CTV's Murray Oliver reported from Kandahar. The attack occurred around 3 p.m. local time as the convoy was returning to Kandahar Air Field after re-supplying Canadian troops in the field, said Oliver. A man in a grey van parked on the side of the road detonated his explosives as the lead vehicle in the convoy pulled up beside him. "The Canadian vehicle was a Nyala -- which is one of the newest and most impressive Canadian armoured vehicles -- it didn't sustain any damage at all," said Oliver. Normally, Taliban activity quiets down in the winter because it's harder for the Taliban to import explosives via mountain passes from Pakistan, said Oliver. "It's possible that there's going to be a burst of activity just prior to the winter passes being full," said Oliver. "But it's also possible that this is some kind of retaliation for the attacks the Taliban are encountering really throughout southern Afghanistan." Provincial Police Chief Sayed Agha Saqib said the bomber died in the attack. Saqib told The Associated Press that the Taliban also ambushed another convoy of NATO supply trucks on the main highway connecting Kandahar and Herat. The attack provoked a two-hour battle that left five policemen and eight insurgents dead. No NATO casualties have been reported. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...1211?hub=World
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Remembering our troops this Christmas ... Merry Christmas to all of you so far from home and loved ones!!!
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... just watching BRAVO COMPANY KANDAHAR on History Channel ... watching and listening to some of what our troops are doing and dealing with over there. (The main guy talking sure says EFF/EFFEN a LOT throughout though
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More sad news from Kandahar,...RIP.
Canadian soldier killed on patrol in Afghanistan Updated Sun. Dec. 30 2007 11:05 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff An explosion has killed a Canadian soldier out on routine patrol in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province. Four others were wounded in the blast, which occurred about 9:10 a.m. local time on Sunday. The dead soldier has been identified as Gunner Jonathan Dion of the 5th Regiment d'Artillerie legere du Canada, which is based in Valcartier, Que. "The soldiers were carrying out a routine vehicle mounted patrol when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an explosion," said an ISAF news release issued Sunday. "They were immediately evacuated for medical care, sadly, one died of wounds inflicted by the explosion." "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the soldier who was killed and those who were injured," Wing Commander Antony McCord, Regional Command South spokesperson, said in the news release. Canada has 2,500 soldiers operating in southern Afghanistan as part of the NATO mission. Dion's is the 74th Canadian soldier to die since 2002. A Canadian diplomat has also been killed. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
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Cpl Labbe...RIP...
Jan 07, 2008 00:37 ET
DND: Two Canadian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Cpl Eric Labbe was killed January 6, 2008, when his Light Armoured Vehicle rolled over, during a tactical move across difficult terrain. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Kandahar time in Nalgham, in the Zhari District, 40 km South-West of Kandahar City. Cpl Labbé was 31 years old and a member of the 2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment, based out of Valcartier, Quebec. (MARKETWIRE PHOTO/Department of National Defence) OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 7, 2008) - Two Canadian soldiers were killed at approximately 6:30 p.m. Kandahar time on January 6, when their Light Armoured Vehicle rolled over, during a tactical move across difficult terrain. The incident occurred in Nalgham, in the Zhari District, 40 km South-West of Kandahar City during Operation TENG AZEM (Steadfast Decision), a joint ISAF and Afghan National Security Forces operation, aimed at disrupting insurgent activities in the region and establishing a permanent coalition presence in the area. This incident was not the result of enemy activity. The identity of one of the fallen is: - Cpl Eric Labbe, age 31, 2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Regiment, based out of Valcartier, Quebec. At the request of the family of the second fallen soldier, the name will be withheld until tomorrow morning. NOTE TO EDITORS: Photograph of Cpl Labbe is available upon request at the Media Liaison Office and will be available on the Combat Camera Website (search under last name) at: http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/ in the morning of 7 Jan 08. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.ccnmatthews.com/em/2856 
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Jan 15, 2008 12:46 ET
Canadian Soldier Killed-One Other Wounded in Afghanistan OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 15, 2008) - At approximately 7:15 a.m. local time (in Kandahar) on January 15th, one Canadian soldier was killed when the armoured vehicle he was in struck a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED). One Canadian soldier was also injured. The identity of the deceased soldier is Trooper Richard Renaud, 26 years old, of the 12e Regiment blinde du Canada based in Valcartier, Quebec. The incident occurred during a presence patrol in the Arghandab District, approximately 10 km North of Kandahar city. The injured soldier was evacuated to the Multinational Medical Unit at Kandahar Airfield. The injured soldier is in good condition, has notified his family and is expected to be released from the hospital shortly. The thoughts and prayers of the men and women of the Canadian Forces go out to the family and friends of Trooper Renaud. NOTE TO EDITORS: Photograph of the fallen soldier will be forthcoming shortly at: www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca As per normal procedure the identity of the injured soldier will not be released.
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Seven Canadian soldiers injured in two IED attacks
Updated Thu. Jan. 17 2008 9:41 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff Seven Canadian soldiers suffered minor injuries in two incidents Wednesday, both involving suspected Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The incidents mark the latest in a string of roadside bomb attacks against Canadian soldiers. The first incident Wednesday occurred at 12:05 p.m. local time in the Panjwaii district, about 35 kilometres southwest of Kandahar city. The second incident took place at 2:45 p.m. local time in the same area, during the patrol operation called Teng Azem (Steadfast). The soldiers were evacuated by chopper to hospital and six of the seven injured have since been released. On Tuesday, Trooper Richard Renaud, of Alma, Que., was killed in southern Afghanistan when his Coyote armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Another soldier was injured in the incident. On Monday, another IED blast rocked Panjwaii district but resulted only in property damage. Last weekend, four soldiers were injured southwest of Kandahar city when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb. Since 2002, 78 Canadian military personnel have died in Afghanistan, along with a Canadian diplomat. Most of the deaths have been the result of IED attacks. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...=SEAfghanistan
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan, 2 injured Updated Wed. Jan. 23 2008 10:29 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A Canadian soldier was killed and two others slightly injured Wednesday when their light armoured vehicle triggered a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The slain soldier's identity has been withheld at the request of the family. The group was driving through the volatile Panjwaii district Wednesday afternoon on a road clearance operation, officials said. They struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) about 35 kilometres southeast of Kandahar City at 1:40 p.m. local time. The two injured soldiers have since been released from hospital. The Manley panel report released Tuesday recommended that NATO provide troops with medium-lift helicopters. Analysts consider travelling by air much safer than by ground in southern Afghanistan, where the majority of Canadian casualties have been caused by roadside bombs. Including Wednesday's death, 78 Canadian military personnel and one diplomat have died in Afghanistan since 2002. More to come... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
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Department of National Defence Jan 23, 2008 23:18 ET DND: Canadian Soldier Killed-Two Others Wounded in Afghanistan OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 23, 2008) - At approximately 1:40 p.m. local time (in Kandahar) today, one Canadian soldier who was part of a convoy was killed when the armoured vehicle he was in struck a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED), 35 km South-West of Kandahar City. Two Canadian soldiers were also injured. The family of the deceased soldier have been advised but at their request, the name of the soldier is being temporarily withheld. The injured soldiers were evacuated by helicopter to the Multinational Medical Unit at Kandahar Airfield. They are in good condition and have returned to duty. They have completed next of kin self-notification. As we have seen in recent weeks, Joint Operations in Panjwayi are re-asserting coalition presence and disrupting insurgents' activities in areas known to be insurgent strongholds. This activity is generating a response from the Taliban mostly in the form of their weapon of choice - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). We have lost a fine Canadian today, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of this brave soldier. NOTE TO EDITORS: As per normal procedure the identity of the injured soldiers will not be released. For more information, please contact Information: 613-996-2353/54 After hours: 613-792-2973 www.dnd.ca
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Canadian soldier killed by IED blast in Afghanistan
Updated Sun. Mar. 2 2008 7:05 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A 25-year-old Canadian soldier has been killed in Afghanistan after his armoured vehicle struck an Improvised Explosive Device. The soldier has been identified as Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze, of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), based out of Edmonton, Alta. He had been serving in Afghanistan since July or August and was nearing the end of his tour. "Our comrade died in the service of his country. His sacrifice will not be forgotten and his memory will be with us as we continue to carry out our mission, with the same determination and resolve to see it through," Brig.-Gen. Guy Laroche said at a news conference at Kandahar Airfield. The IED blast occurred at 3:45 p.m. local time. No other Canadian soldiers were injured. Hayakaze was taking part in a re-supply mission and his convoy was travelling through the Mushan region, located in the volatile Panjwaii district, about 45 kilometres west of Kandahar City. CTV's Paul Workman told Newsnet that the area has been plagued by roadside bombs. "It's a very dangerous place for Canadian soldiers," Workman said Sunday from the Kandahar Air Field base. The area has been the source of many roadside bombings in the past, "and another one today," he said. Hayakaze was evacuated from the area by helicopter and taken to the Multinational Medical Unit at Kandahar Airfield, but he died from his injuries on arrival. Canada has lost 79 members of its military in Afghanistan since 2002. One diplomat has also been killed, along with one civilian aid worker. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
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