Kabul, December 31, SPA -- Seven Afghan troops and one Canadian soldier were killed in three roadside bombings and one traffic accident in southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Monday. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said one of its soldiers died Sunday when a roadside bomb struck a military vehicle on patrol in southern Afghanistan, according to a report of Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA). The victim was Canadian soldier Gunner Jonathan Dion, 27, the Canadian Defense Ministry said, adding that four other Canadian troops were injured in the incident, which took place 20 kilometers west of Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province. The injured soldiers were taken to hospital on helicopters and were in stable condition, the ministry said.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/513453