Canada in Afghanistan

[John McGillivray]

R.I.P.

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.
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