Canadian soldier killed by blast in Afghanistan

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A Canadian soldier was killed Friday in an explosion as he patrolled an area west of Kandahar on foot.

Military officials have not released the name of the solider, one of more than 2,000 Canadians in Afghanistan's volatile southern region.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/09/29/soldier-afghanistan.html

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This happened only two days after Musharraf told us to quit being such crybabies about a few dead soldiers.

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1. Lots of Canadians being knocked off lately in Afghanistan.

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2. so many of these deaths were preventable!!