Two Canadian soldiers have been injured by a landmine in Afghanistan.
The soldiers, who have not been identified, were riding in a vehicle near Maywand, Afghanistan when they struck the mine.
They have been evacuated to the main NATO base in Kandahar for treatment of their non-life threatening injuries, said Lt. Chris Courtemanche.
The Canadians are members of the National Support Element, and were taking part in a supply convoy when the blast occurred.
Courtemanche would not say what type of vehicle the soldiers were riding in, The Canadian Press reports.
Their families have been notified and the damaged vehicle was towed back to Kandahar airfield.
There are roughly 2,500 Canadians currently serving in Afghanistan -- the majority of them based out of the Kandahar base and serving in the volatile southern region of the country.
Canadian troops say mine and roadside bomb attacks appear to be on the rise.
The increase in attacks could be related to the spring weather, which opens up mountain passes and allows the Taliban to move about more easily.
Hangings
Also Sunday, Taliban guerrillas hanged three men from trees after accusing them of spying for British troops.
A rebel commander and other witnesses confirmed the killings which took place in front of residents in the town of Musa Qala in southern Helmand province.
The region is a Taliban stronghold and the main source of the country's drug production.
"They were spying for the British troops and had tipped them off about the location of one of our commanders who was killed by an air strike," Nizamuddin, a provincial Taliban commander, told Reuters by phone from the district.
Residents said the three strangled bodies were displayed in the town.
Musa Qala has become a battleground for clashes between the Taliban and Western troops after the collapse of a peace truce last year.
With files from The Canadian Press
