Canadians brace for attack by 100 Taliban

At least 100 Taliban fighters are lying in wait among the hills and poppy fields where Canadian soldiers have started patrolling night and day, says the commander of Canada's battle group in southern Afghanistan. Canadian forces are bracing for an attack in Sangin district of Helmand province, said Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Hope. An uneasy calm has settled over the district for the last two weeks, he said, after the battle at Forward Operating Base Robinson that killed a Canadian soldier.