Nederland en Afghanistan 58

USA Today bericht: Four Canadian soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed four Canadian soldiers Saturday in southern Afghanistan, the deadliest attack against Canadian forces since they deployed here in 2002.
Canadian military officials blamed remnants of the toppled Taliban government for the blast in the village of Gomboth, about 25 miles north of Kandahar city. "We are pretty confident that it was the Taliban, and we knew coming in here that they would be targeting us," Maj. Quentin Innis told The Associated Press. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, but Taliban militants have vowed to step up attacks against coalition and Afghan forces during the spring and summer months. A four-vehicle Canadian convoy was patrolling the village when the bomb exploded; it targeted the third vehicle, which carried four soldiers, Innis said. Gunmen opened fire on the convoy from different directions, drawing retaliatory fire from Canadian forces on the ground before fleeing. Three soldiers were killed at the scene. The fourth died at a military medical facility, Innis said. It was the deadliest attack against the 2,200-Canadian contingent since it took over control of Kandahar from U.S. troops. At least 16 Canadians have been killed in Afghanistan since 2002. It also was the deadliest attack against coalition forces here since a Feb. 13 bombing killed four U.S. soldiers in the central province of Uruzgan.' Lees verder: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-04-22-canadian-soldiers_x.htm