Capt. Robert Semrau is accused of shooting, "with intent to kill," an unarmed man in Helmand province

Canadian soldier who served as a mentor and role model for his Afghan counterparts during a bloody October battle against the Taliban has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a presumed enemy fighter, officials said Friday.
Capt. Robert Semrau is accused of shooting, "with intent to kill," an unarmed man in Helmand province, where Afghan soldiers, their Canadian mentors and British troops had been defending the capital of Lashkar Gah from a persistent attack by insurgents.