Canadian soldier, 10 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) — A Canadian soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan, the fourth NATO fatality since the alliance took command of the area this week, while police said 10 Taliban died in a raid.

The soldier was killed and another Canadian was injured when an improvised bomb of the sort often used by the Taliban struck their vehicle before dawn on a main road in southern Kandahar province, a statement said Thursday.

Three more Canadian troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were injured by a second roadside bomb blast hours later in the same area, the statement added.

None of the wounded soldiers suffered life-threatening injuries.

Nineteen Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban's regime in 2001.

Kandahar, the Taliban's birthplace, sees regular suicide and roadside bombings against foreign troops, mainly the 2,300 Canadians based in the ...