Canadian killed in Afghanistan
30/12/2007 22:47  - (SA)  

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Ottawa - A Nato soldier killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Sunday was Canadian, Canada's defence ministry said, identifying the victim as Jonathan Dion, 27.

The incident occurred when Dion's car struck an explosive device while he was on patrol and en route to his base at Khandahar, the ministry said in a statement.

Four other soldiers were wounded in the blast and are in a stable condition, it said.

The Nato-led force, made up of troops from more than three dozen countries, is helping the Afghan government to secure the country in the face of a Taliban-led insurgency.

This year, nearly 220 soldiers with ISAF or a separate US-led coalition have been killed in Afghanistan, according to an AFP count based on official reports. Most have died in hostile action.

- AFP

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