Six Canadian soldiers have been killed in the Panjwaii district of Afghanistan along with their Afghan interpreter. The soldiers were approximately 20 kilometres outside their base in the Panjwaii district west of Kandahar city when their armoured vehicle was struck by an IED or improvised explosive device.
The identities of the six soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Task Force Afghanistan commander Brig.-Gen. Tim Grant expressed sadness at the loss of six more "great young Canadians" but went on to stress the military's resolve and "determination to bring to Afghanistan a peaceful land for the children of this country."
Canada has lost 66 men and women in the Afghanistan war since 2002.
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