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Three Canadian troops killed in Afghanistan

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KABUL, December 14 (RIA Novosti) - Three Canadian troops from the NATO-led force were killed in the Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, local TV channel Tolo said on Sunday, referring to foreign military sources.

According to the TV channel, the armored personnel carrier with the Canadian soldiers hit a remote-controlled mine on Saturday.

Losses among the Canadian military contingent in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) battling the Taliban militants in Afghanistan have now risen to 103 soldiers.

A total of 2,500 Canadian troops are currently staying in Kandahar.

This year has seen the worst rise in violence in Afghanistan since a U.S.-led international force overthrew the hard-line Islamic Taliban movement in 2001.

U.S. president-elect Barack Obama has pledged to boost the U.S. troop presence in the war-ravaged country, and has also said he will order a step up of attacks on militants on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including raids into Pakistan.

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