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May 18, 2006 |

Canada suffered its first female combat death since the Second World War when a woman soldier was killed during a lengthy firefight with Taliban insurgents Wednesday evening.

Capt. Nichola Goddard, of 1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery based in Shilo, Man., was killed in action at 6:55 p.m., 24 kilometres west of Kandahar city, said Brig.-Gen. David Fraser, commander of the multinational brigade based in Kandahar.
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