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March 5, 2009

3 Canadian Troops Killed in Afghanistan
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In Afghanistan, three Canadian troops have been killed in a roadside
bombing near Kandahar. The attack came as three civilian contractors for
a US company were injured in a car bombing at Bagram, the main US air
base in Afghanistan.