OTTAWA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- One Canadian soldier was killed and another injured Tuesday when they were ambushed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, Canada's Defense Ministry said.

    The soldiers were on a walk patrol when they came under enemy fire in the Pashmul region of the Zharey district, at about 11:45 a.m. local time, the ministry said in a press release.

    The soldiers were immediately evacuated by helicopter to the Canadian-led multinational hospital at Kandahar Airfield, where one soldier was pronounced dead. The other soldier is in fair condition and stable.

    The death brings Canada's total military casualties in Afghanistan to 83 since 2002.

    Canada has 2,500 soldiers serving in Afghanistan.