OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces member serving with the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters (ISAF HQ) in Kabul, Afghanistan succumbed to a gunshot wound shortly after 7:30 a.m. Kabul time despite efforts by ISAF medical personnel to save him. The member had been found significantly injured in his room at approximately 6:30 a.m.

No further details are available regarding the circumstances surrounding this incident, although enemy action has been ruled out, as the incident occurred within the secure confines of the ISAF HQ perimeter in Kabul. The matter is under investigation by ISAF authorities and the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service.

The name of the Canadian soldier who lost his life on August 29 in Kabul, Afghanistan is as follows:

• Major Raymond Ruckpaul, an armoured officer based at the NATO Allied Land Component Command Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany who was serving in Kabul, Afghanistan with the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters (ISAF HQ).

Major Ruckpaul was found significantly injured within the confines of the ISAF HQ in Kabul and later died of his injuries. The matter is under investigation by ISAF authorities and the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service.