A Canadian member of the International Security Assistance Force has been found dead in his barracks room in Afghanistan.
The soldier, who has not yet been named, died shortly after 7:30 a.m. local time.
About an hour earlier he had been found suffering from a gunshot wound in his room within a secure compound in Kabul, the Afghan capital.
Doctors were unable to save the soldier.
The serviceman's death is being investigated by ISAF and Canadian military officials.
ISAF has said there was no sign of forced entry or enemy action. However, Capt. Sylvain Chalifour has said neither murder, suicide nor accidental discharge of the firearm have been ruled out as possible reasons for the death.
There is no indication whether the soldier was based in Kandahar.
Next of kin has been notified, but the name of the deceased is being witheld at the request of the family, according to an an ISAF news release.
