Pte. William Salikin, one of three soldiers injured in the suicide bombing that killed diplomat Glyn Berry, was released from hospital Thursday.

Salikin, from Grand Forks, B.C., was receiving medical treatment at the University of Alberta Hospital.

Medical authorities have confirmed that Salikin is free of the drug-resistant bacteria known as the "Iraqi Superbug" that is plaguing troops in Iraq, Land Force Western Area headquarters said in a written statement on Friday.

Salikin will be treated as an outpatient at a local facility while he undergoes routine physiotherapy as part of his rehabilitation program.

Salikin, Master Cpl. Paul Franklin, and Corporal Jeffrey Bailey were injured in a suicide bombing in Kandahar on Jan. 15, while heading to their home base in enclosed armoured jeeps.

Franklin, who lost his left leg at the knee, has also had to have his lower light leg amputated.

"This decision was made as a family and at no point was taken lightly," Franklin said in a statement earlier this month.

"We felt that the recovery time, plus the end result of what the leg would be like after surgeries, was not to our satisfaction."

Bailey, who is still in hospital, is expected to survive. He remains in critical condition and a reduced state of consciousness, but has been moved out of intensive care.

Nine Canadians have been killed in Afghanistan since 2002.

Rising violence in the country's south, particularly an increase in suicide bombings, has bolstered fears more attacks are forthcoming as Canada increases its presence in Kandahar.

By early March, approximately 2,200 Canadian troops will have been deployed to the volatile region.