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2010, May 18 - Colonel Geoff Parker, The RCR - VBIED in Kabul
Michael OLeary:
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/18/kabul-afghan-blast.html
Canadian colonel dies in Kabul bombing
NATO service members, Afghan civilians also die in attack
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | 12:33 PM ET
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/18/kabul-afghan-blast.html#ixzz0oIeWg347
--- Quote ---A Canadian colonel — the highest-ranking Canadian Forces member to die in Afghanistan — was among 18 people killed Tuesday in a suicide car bombing in Kabul.
The dead Canadian was identified as Col. Geoff Parker, 42, of the Royal Canadian Regiment.
Parker was born and raised in Oakville, Ont. A 1990 graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Parker was married with two young sons, according to his military biography.
U.S. forces spokesman Col. Wayne Shanks earlier confirmed that five of the dead were American.
"I strongly condemn the suicide attack today in Kabul, which has led to the death of Afghan civilians and ISAF soldiers, and injuries to many more Afghans," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blasts, which happened early Tuesday in a west Kabul neighbourhood near an army recruitment centre and many government buildings.
President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack, saying women and children were among the victims.
12 Afghan civilians killed
At least 12 Afghan civilians were killed and 47 people were injured in the attack, which struck at least five NATO vehicles, a bus and a number of private cars.
"It was morning rush hour, the street packed with traffic, the sidewalk crowded with pedestrians," journalist Tom Popyk said, noting that American troops moved into the area after the blast to assist with rescue efforts.
"I saw one person laying on the ground with no head," said Mirza Mohammad, who was on his way to work when the blast happened up the road.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press in a phone call from an undisclosed location that the bomber was a man from Kabul and his car was packed with 750 kilograms of explosives. The attacker targeted foreign forces, he said.
Tuesday's bombing is the deadliest attack on NATO forces in the capital since September, when a suicide blast killed six Italian soldiers.
The attack comes as NATO readies a major offensive in the southern province of Kandahar, a major Taliban stronghold.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/18/kabul-afghan-blast.html#ixzz0oIeQapVF
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Gord Vaillancourt:
Rest In Peace Sir, may god bless you and your family. Your services will always be remembered.
Pro Patria.
Gord.V.
Neil Reece:
Deepest condolences to family and friends.
Neil,
Guy Lagasse:
Served with Col Parker in the third.
RIP Sir, we lost another good soldier, condolesences to the family.
ranrad:
May you Rest in Peace Col. I thank you and your family for all your service and dedication. My condolences to all family and friends..ranrad
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