2 Canadian soldiers hurt in major Afghanistan offensive

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Two Canadian soldiers received minor injuries after a tank struck a roadside bomb Sunday in the second day of a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, a military official said.

The incident happened during the second day of Operation Khar Khowhai, or Keeping Goodwill, an offensive being carried out by hundreds of Canadian troops in the Zhari district, west of the city of Kandahar.

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