Canadian convoy attacked by Taliban, Afghans mistakenly gunned down
{{date|February 20, 2007}}
{{Canadian news}}

As the [[w:Canadian Forces|Canadian Forces]] were assuring the nation that they felt the Taliban incapable of launching a spring offensive, and talked of launching a new strike against insurgent forces in [[Afghanistan]], a convoy of Canadian [[w:Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle|Coyotes]] and [[w:RG-31|Nyalas]] was ambushed in [[w:Kandahar|Kandahar, Afghanistan]]. 
 
Two separate RPG attacks were made by the Taliban as the Canadians held to their route. The second attack came when vehicles damaged during the first barrage broke down and presented an easy target for the Taliban fighters. 
 
No Canadians were killed in the attacks, or in the small-arms skirmish that followed, but an Afghan civilian was shot by Canadian troops when he reportedly ignored warnings and approached the Canadians. An Afghan police officer was also killed during the firefight.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070219.w2afghancdns0219/BNStory/Afghanistan/home
|title=Canadian convoy attacked twice in Kandahar
|author=Murray Brewster - Canadian Press
|pub=Globe and Mail
|date=February 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=7649796a-04fa-4342-8de2-a5aa0c2f57dc&k=78399
|title=Canadians attacked in Kandahar City
|author=Graham Thomson
|pub=Edmonton Journal
|date=February 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/02/19/afghan-canadian.html
|title=Canadian soldiers kill Afghan police officer, civilian
|author=
|pub=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
|date=February 19, 2007}}

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[[fr:Un convoi canadien a été attaqué par les Talibans, des Afghans ont été tués par erreur]]
As the Canadian Forces were assuring the nation that they felt the Taliban incapable of launching a spring offensive, and talked of launching a new strike against insurgent forces in Afghanistan, a convoy of Canadian Coyotes and Nyalas was ambushed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 
 
Two separate RPG attacks were made by the Taliban as the Canadians held to their route. The second attack came when vehicles damaged during the first barrage broke down and presented an easy target for the Taliban fighters. 
 
No Canadians were killed in the attacks, or in the small-arms skirmish that followed, but an Afghan civilian was shot by Canadian troops when he reportedly ignored warnings and approached the Canadians. An Afghan police officer was also killed during the firefight.
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