POLITICS – Three more Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, pushing to 100 the total number of troops Canada has lost. So far, 14 Canadian soldiers have killed by IED attacks in Afghanistan in 2008.The latest fatalities are the first from the current rotation of Canadian soldiers, who arrived in Kandahar in mid-September. The soldiers were riding in an armoured vehicle while on patrol today in the Arghandab district, west of Kandahar city, when they struck an improvised explosive device. The names of the victims have not been released.
NOTE: This total does not include those killed by U.S. friendly fire.
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