Afghan Progress Slipping

Once trained, local police and army units are being moved out of Kandahar, leaving Canada to start over again.

Published March 11, 2009

Afghanistan security forces are being shipped out of Kandahar as fast as they can be trained, despite the fact security in the province is worsening and Canadian soldiers are continuing to die.

The government tabled its third quarterly report on Canada's engagement in Afghanistan in the House of Commons last week. The document outlined a number of areas of success, including progress on vaccinating children,...

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