Trooper Darryl Caswell becomes the 57th Canadian soldier (and one diplomat ) tohave been killed in Afghanistan since 2002. Here is a list of the deaths:

2007

June 11 – Trooper Darryl Caswell, 25, killed in a roadside bombing 40 kilometres north of Kandahar City.

May 30 – Master Cpl. Darrell Jason Priede, killed when a U.S. helicopter was reportedly shot down by the Taliban in Helmand province.

May 25 – Cpl. Matthew McCully, 25, killed by an improvised explosive device in Zhari District.

April 18 – Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer, who served with elite special forces, died after falling from a communications tower while on duty conducting surveillance in Kandahar City.

April 11 – Master Cpl. Allan Stewart and Trooper Patrick James Pentland killed when their Coyote vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

April 8 – Sgt. Donald Lucas, Cpl. Aaron E. Williams, Pte. Kevin V. Kennedy, Pte. David R. Greenslade, Cpl. Christopher P. Stannix and Cpl. Brent Poland killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb.

March 6 – Cpl. Kevin Megeney, 25, killed in accidental shooting at NATO base in Kandahar.

2006

Nov. 27 – Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Girouard and Cpl. Albert Storm killed by suicide car bomber.

Oct. 14 – Sgt. Darcy Tedford and Pte. Blake Williamson killed in ambush.

Oct. 7 – Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson killed by roadside bomb.

Oct. 3 – Sgt. Craig Gillam and Cpl. Robert Mitchell killed in series of mortar, rocket attacks.

Sept. 29 – Pte. Josh Klukie killed by explosion in Panjwaii while on foot patrol.

Sept. 18 – Pte. David Byers, Cpl. Shane Keating, Cpl. Keith Morley and Cpl. Glen Arnold killed in suicide bicycle bomb attack while on foot patrol in Panjwaii.

Sept. 4 – Pte. Mark Graham killed when two NATO planes accidentally strafed Canadian troops in Panjwaii district.

Sept. 3 – Sgt. Shane Stachnik, Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, Pte. William Cushley and Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan killed in fighting in Panjwaii district.

Aug. 22 – Cpl. David Braun killed in suicide attack.

Aug. 11 – Cpl. Andrew Eykelenboom killed in suicide attack.

Aug. 9 – Master Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh killed by apparent accidental discharge of rifle.

Aug. 5 – Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt killed when his G-Wagon patrol vehicle collided with truck.

Aug. 3 – Cpl. Christopher Reid killed by roadside bomb. Sgt. Vaughan Ingram, Cpl. Bryce Keller and Pte. Kevin Dallaire killed in rocket-propelled grenade attack.

July 22 – Cpl. Francisco Gomez and Cpl. Jason Warren killed when car packed with explosives rammed their armoured vehicle.

July 9 – Cpl. Anthony Boneca killed in firefight.

May 17 – Capt. Nichola Goddard killed in Taliban ambush. She was first Canadian woman to be killed in action while serving in combat role.

April 22 – Cpl. Matthew Dinning, Bombardier Myles Mansell, Lt. William Turner and Cpl. Randy Payne killed when their G-Wagon destroyed by roadside bomb.

March 29 – Pte. Robert Costall killed in firefight with Taliban.

March 2 – Cpl. Paul Davis and Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson killed when their armoured vehicle ran off road.

Jan. 15 – Glyn Berry, British-born Canadian diplomat, killed in suicide bombing.

2005

Nov. 24 – Pte. Braun Woodfield killed when his armoured vehicle rolled over.

2004

Jan. 27 – Cpl. Jamie Murphy killed in suicide bombing while on patrol.

2003

Oct. 2 – Sgt. Robert Short and Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger killed in roadside bombing.

2002

April 17 – Sgt. Marc Leger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard Green and Pte. Nathan Smith killed when U.S. F-16 fighter mistakenly bombed Canadians.