List Of Critical Canadian Incidents In Afghanistan

April 2, 2006: Two Canadians are injured when the gun turret on their vehicle, which had been pointed to the side, is struck by a passing vehicle. The injuries were described as non-life-threatening. March 31, 2006 : Canadian troops begin offensives deep into Taliban territory. The operation is described as Phase 2 of Operation Sola Qowel -- the Pashtun word for Peacemaker, an operation earlier in March. Part of the goal is to shore up the area where a vicious firefight occurred on March 29, leaving a Canadian soldier and nine other coalition troops dead. March 30, 2006: A suicide attack on a Canadian-Romanian convoy on the outskirts of Kandahar left one Canadian soldier injured and five Afghan civilians wounded. March 29, 2006: Pte. Robert Costall dies and five other Canadian soldiers are wounded in a battle at Forward Operating Base Robinson in the Sangin district of Helmand province. Eight Afghan National Army soldiers are also reported killed, with one wounded. A U.S. military medic was killed and U.S. soldier was wounded. More than 30 Taliban were reported killed in one of the fiercest firefights Canadian troops have seen in decades. Costall was Canada's first combat death in Afghanistan. .... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060416/afghanistan_incidents_060423/20060424?hub=World Lest we forget

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