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File photo of Canadian soldier Pte Simon Longtin who was killed in Afghanistan
20 Aug 2007
Source: Reuters
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ATTENTION EDITORS - CORRECTING HEADLINE AND ADDING ADDITIONAL LOCATION INFORMATION File photo of Canadian soldier Private Simon Longtin who was killed on August 19, 2007, when the vehicle he was travelling in, a LAV III, struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The incident occurred approximately 20 km west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan.
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A South Korean hostage sits in a vehicle after being released in the city of Ghazni August 29, 2007. Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.


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