Canadian Master-Corporal Francis Roy

Canadian Army Master Corporal Francis Roy, from Rimouski, Quebec, died on 25th June 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from what military officials described as "non-combat related wounds".

MCpl. Roy was serving with the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) and a former member of the Royal 22e Regiment.

MCpl. Roy, a logistician specializing in transport movements, volunteered to join CSOR in 2007. The Canadian Task Force Kandahar commander, Brigadier-General Dean Milner described MCpl. Roy as "an avid fisherman and runner, with a passion for old cars."

The circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation.

Canadian soldier dies in Kandahar

Canadian soldier, M-Corporal Francis Roy, was found dead on Saturday 25th June 2011 at a base in Kandahar. The soldier died from non-combat related injuries, the cause of which is under investigation.

Canadian casualty, Bombardier Karl Manning

Canadian Army Bombardier Karl Manning, age 31, from 5e Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada based at CFB Valcartier, Quebec, serving as a member of the 1er Royal 22e Regiment Battle Group was found dead from non-combat related wounds on 27th May 2011, at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zangabad, located 45 Kilometres southwest of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

A Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances of this incident. No further details are available at this time, although enemy action has been ruled out.

Canadian fatalities - list added

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Security contractor, Matthew Attilai

PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTOR
Name:	Matthew Attilai
Age:	26
Nationality:	Canadian
Employer:
Location:	Afghanistan
Date:	6 September 2010
Cause:	Blast from roadside bomb

Canadian Aid worker shot dead

Canadian citizen, Shirley Case, one of three female aid workers shot dead in Afghanistan today, was a girl who wanted to help the world.

Case, 30, of Williams Lake, and Briton, Jackie Kirk, were killed by Taliban insurgents south of Kabul, a senior official of the aid agency International Rescue Committee said Wednesday.

Shirley Case

Another female aid worker, Nicole Dial from U.S., and a Kabul man who worked as a driver for the IRC, also died.

The group was en route to Kabul and travelling in a clearly marked International Rescue Committee vehicle when they came under fire at mid-morning.

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