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She was the first Canadian female soldier to die in combat. [9] On 4 September the same year, Olympic athlete Private Mark Anthony Graham from the 1st Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment was killed when two US A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft strafed Canadian troops in a friendly fire incident. More than 30 other Canadian soldiers ...
The Tarnak Farm incident is the killing, by an American Air National Guard pilot, of four Canadian soldiers and the injury of eight others from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group (3PPCLIBG) on the night of April 17, 2002, near Kandahar, Afghanistan.
On 1 December 2009, the US president announced a major troop increase that sent another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. [20] The Canadian troops remained mostly active in the Panjwai and Kandahar districts, where they were located at the end of 2009. [citation needed] Canadians were also active in the Zhari and Daman districts. [21]
Ten French troops were killed and a further 21 wounded in the attack – the heaviest loss of troops France has suffered since deploying to Afghanistan in 2001. A total of 44 French soldiers were killed in Tagab district, by far the deadliest area patrolled by the force and a stronghold of the Taliban and other insurgent groups. [68]
Canadian military personnel killed in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (3 P) Pages in category "Canadian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel killed in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally expressed remorse that the Biden administration had not done more to protect the 13 US troops who were killed in an ISIS-K suicide bombing during ...
The Canadian troops in Zangabad were supported by Leopard 2A6M tanks from 12 e Régiment blindé du Canada and engineers. [7] On December 18, Corporal Steve Martin, from 3rd Battalion, Royal 22 e Régiment, serving with 1st Battalion, Royal 22 e Régiment Battle Group, was killed by an improvised explosive device in the Panjwai district of ...