A Tale of Two Missions

Canadian generals want to streamline the Afghan command structure, though some fear too many cards in U.S. hands.

Published April 1, 2009

For Brig.-Gen. Denis Thompson, still darkly tanned from 10 months of commanding Canadian and NATO forces in treacherous Kandahar province, the biggest thorn in his side during his time in Afghanistan was the Taliban, who claimed the lives of 25 Canadian boys under his watch.

But a close second, he explained to a group of keen Afghanistan watchers at the University of Ottawa a fortnight ago, were issues...

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