Canadian soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
{{date|September 25, 2007}}
[[Image:Corporal Nathan Hornburg.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Corporal Nathan Hornburg. {{Image source|Cdn. Department of National Defence}}]]
On Monday, a 24-year-old [[w:Calgary|Calgary]] Reservist became the 71<sup>st</sup> [[w:Canadian Forces|Canadian soldier]] killed in Afghanistan.

Four others were injured in the incident, which killed Corporal Nathan Hornburg, who was operating as part of Operation Sadiq Sarbaaz, a joint Afghan-[[w:NATO|NATO]] mission designed to "set the conditions for a continuous security presence and the establishment of a new police sub-station in the northern part of ([[w:Panjwaye District|Panjwaii]])." 

Media reports indicated he died from mortar fire at around 16:30 local time while he was repairing the track on a Canadian [[w:Leopard tank|Leopard tank]] near a cluster of villages known as Zangabad. Brigadier-General Guy Laroche stated "The terrain was very rough and (tank treads falling off) is something we see on a regular basis."

One of the soldiers was injured in the mortar attack, while three others were hurt in a nearby armoured vehicle by a rocket propelled grenade during the ensuing firefight.  The injured have not been identified, but a military official says two are part of the Royal 22nd Regiment based in [[w:CFB Valcartier|Valcartier]], [[w:Quebec|Quebec]], and one is from [[w:CFB Petawawa|Canadian Forces Base Petawawa]] near [[w:Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]], [[Ontario]]. The injured were evacuated to a hospital at [[w:Kandahar International Airport|Kandahar Air Field]], where their injuries are described as non-life threatening.

Corporal Hornburg was a member of the King's Own Calgary Regiment, a Reserve armoured unit based in Calgary, Alberta, and was serving with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) while in Afghanistan.

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==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Roadside bomb kills three Canadian soldiers in Panjwaye, Afghanistan|date=June 21, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=Roadside bomb kills Canadian soldier, injures two others|date=May 26, 2007}}

== Sources ==
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|title= ISAF soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
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|pub=International Security Assistance Force Public Affairs
|date=September 25, 2007}}
*{{source-pr|url= http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=2465
|title= Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
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|pub=Canadian Forces web page
|date=September 25, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/09/25/afghanistan-soldier.html
|title=Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
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|pub=CBC.ca
|date= September 25, 2007 }}
*{{source|url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jXimQPbSIb4OWU7Lg4GVIQ2aLz0g
|title= Canadian killed, 3 hurt in clash with insurgents in southern Afghanistan
|author=
|pub=Canadian Press
|date=September 25, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1d10b797-f397-4f4b-b79a-42a42588599b&k=77266
|title= Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
|author= Matthew Fisher 
|pub= CanWest News Service 
|date=September 25, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/260239
|title= Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
|author= Bruce Campion-Smith
|pub=Toronto Star
|date= September 25, 2007 }}
*{{source|url=http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2007-09-25T122325Z_01_N25356448_RTRIDST_0_CANADA-AFGHAN-CANADA-COL.XML
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|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=September 25, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/afghan.soldier/
|title=Canadian soldier dies in Kandahar
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=September 25, 2007}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?find&catalog=photos&template=detail_e.np&field=itemid&op=matches&value=30229&site=combatcamera DND website for Corporal Hornburg photo and bio.]

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Corporal Nathan Hornburg. 
On Monday, a 24-year-old Calgary Reservist became the 71st Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Four others were injured in the incident, which killed Corporal Nathan Hornburg, who was operating as part of Operation Sadiq Sarbaaz, a joint Afghan-NATO mission designed to "set the conditions for a continuous security presence and the establishment of a new police sub-station in the northern part of (Panjwaii)." 

Media reports indicated he died from mortar fire at around 16:30 local time while he was repairing the track on a Canadian Leopard tank near a cluster of villages known as Zangabad. Brigadier-General Guy Laroche stated "The terrain was very rough and (tank treads falling off) is something we see on a regular basis."

One of the soldiers was injured in the mortar attack, while three others were hurt in a nearby armoured vehicle by a rocket propelled grenade during the ensuing firefight.  The injured have not been identified, but a military official says two are part of the Royal 22nd Regiment based in Valcartier, Quebec, and one is from Canadian Forces Base Petawawa near Pembroke, Ontario. The injured were evacuated to a hospital at Kandahar Air Field, where their injuries are described as non-life threatening.

Corporal Hornburg was a member of the King's Own Calgary Regiment, a Reserve armoured unit based in Calgary, Alberta, and was serving with the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) while in Afghanistan.
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