A military board of inquiry has finished its investigation into a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan last September that killed one Canadian soldier and wounded several others.

The report will be studied by the staff before being passed on to Lt.-Gen. Michel Gauthier, head of the Forces expeditionary force command.

Pte. Mark Graham, who died in a September strafing incident in Panjwaii, was a promising Canadian sprinter before injuries in 1994 ended his track and field career.
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It will then go to Gen. Rick Hillier, chief of the defence staff.

It could be months before the report is released publicly.

While the senior officers cannot alter the report, they can ask the board of inquiry to reconvene if they feel the document falls short of the terms of reference.

Pte. Mark Graham of Hamilton, Ont., was killed Sept. 4, when an American A-10 ground attack plane mistakenly strafed a group of Canadian soldiers in the Panjwaii district of Afghanistan.

The United States air force, NATO forces in Afghanistan and the Canadian Forces national investigation service all conducted their own investigations of the incident.

None of those reports has been released.