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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3432587.stmKABUL - At last three Canadian soldiers were injured Tuesday morning by a suicide bomber in Kabul.
The condition of the soldiers and the nature of their injuries have not been released.
All of the soldiers are members of the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF), and are taking part in policing and security operations in the Afghani capital.
The Canadians were reported to be part of a three-vehicle patrol when they were attacked. According to one report when their vehicle slowed down to pass over a bump in the road, the suicide bomber jumped onto their jeep and blew himself up.
A number of Afghani civilians were also injured in the attack.
In October of last year two other Canadians were killed in Kabul. Sgt. Robert Allan Short, 42, and Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, 29, when a suspected landmine was detonated under their jeep. Master Cpl. Jason Cory Hamilton, Cpl. Thomas Stirling and Cpl. Cameron Lee Laidlaw were hurt in the incident.
The attack comes less than a week after a second contingent of Canadian troops headed to Afghanistan to replace the first wave of troops who have been there for the past six months.
Nearly 2,000 men and women from CFB Valcartier are expected to be in Camp Julien near the Afghan capital by mid-February.
Canada has about 1,900 soldiers stationed in Kabul, serving as part of the NATO-backed ISAF.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4213602Canadian soldier killed in Kabul
The multi-national force has faced attacks from rebels
At least two people including a Canadian peacekeeper have been killed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in a suicide bomb attack.
The suicide bomber has died as well and several others have been injured.
Officials say the explosion took place at 0825 local time (0355 GMT) when the soldiers were on patrol.
Canadian peacekeepers and Afghan soldiers have now sealed off the area and the injured have been taken to hospital.
The BBC‘s Andrew North, who is at the scene of the attack, says two damaged jeeps are still by the road.
The base for the Canadian peacekeepers is a short distance away from the scene.
In October, two Canadian soldiers died in a landmine explosion in Kabul and four others died earlier last year when they were bombed by mistake by a US fighter jet near Kandahar.
Nato took control of Isaf in August and is considering expanding it to areas outside the capital.
Canadian soldiers make up the largest contingent of the peacekeeping force, having sent nearly 2,000 troops last August.
KABUL (Reuters) - At least one Canadian soldier with the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan was killed and three other peacekeepers hurt when a suicide bomber blew himself up near their car in Kabul Tuesday, an Afghan official said.
The casualties were the first among the Canadian contingent of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) since two Canadian soldiers were killed in October when their car hit a mine on the outskirts of Kabul.
"It was a suicide attack," senior interior ministry official Mohammad Harun Asifi told Reuters. "One Canadian soldier has been killed and three more of them have been wounded."
Police said at least nine Afghan civilians were also wounded in the attack near the Canadian base on the southern outskirts of Kabul.
They said part of the suicide bomber‘s body could be seen lying on the road where the attack took place as NATO peacekeepers blocked off the scene.
Kabul‘s deputy police chief Khalil Aminzada said the Afghans hurt were pedestrians.
Major Kevin Arata, a spokesman for the ISAF, confirmed that three soldiers were wounded, but did not have details. Canada has about 2,000 soldiers in the 5,700-strong multinational force, making it the largest contingent.
Tuesday‘s was the second suicide attack on foreign peacekeepers in Kabul since their deployment after the overthrow of the radical Taliban regime by U.S.-led forces in 2001.
Last June, four German peacekeepers were killed and 31 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Kabul.