KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—Taliban insurgents killed a Canadian soldier in a clash in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Tuesday, the Canadian military said.
It said another Canadian soldier was also wounded in the incident in the Zhari district to the west of the city of Kandahar, the scene of frequent clashes between NATO-led forces and Taliban militants.
Canada has some 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, mainly based around the former Taliban de-facto capital of Kandahar, and has sustained one of the highest casualty rates among international forces in the country.
The latest death would bring the total number of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 83.
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