KABUL, Oct 3 Kyodo An armed disp...

KABUL, Oct 3 Kyodo

An armed dispose believed to be led by way of Taliban forces ambushed a guard of Afghan military vehicles in southern Afghanistan, killing 10 soldiers and brace children who were caught in the crossfire, Afghan guidance officials said Thursday.

The officials said the ambush occurr Wednesday night in the Nish area about 60 kilometers north of Kandahar.

In Kabul, sum of two units Canadian peacekeepers were killed and three were injured Thursday when their vehicle hit a landmine while patrolling the city.

It was immediately unclear whether the mine was laid during the Afghan civil war or was stake by someone intending to harm international peacekeepers.

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