According to the Canadian Press, 44 Canadian soldiers and one Canadian diplomat have been killed in Afghanistan since 2002. 2006 Nov. 27 — Two Canadian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber attacked their Bison armoured personnel carrier on the outskirts of Kandahar city. Their identities were not immediately released. Oct. 14 — Sgt. Darcy [...]

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Two more Canadian soldiers were reported killed in a suicide bombing today in Afghanistan, bringing our death toll to 44. Ever the optimist, Brig.-Gen. Timothy Grant, commander of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, was quoted as saying that “It (the suicide attack) drives home the point that Canadian troops here have been very successful and that [...]

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