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Canadian troops in Afghanistan are reporting to a new general today. Brig. Gen. Daniel Menard took over command of Task Force Kandahar from Brig. Gen. Jonathan Vance at a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield. more...
A day after a former diplomat made explosive allegations that Ottawa was aware of routine torture practices in Afghanistan, the Conservatives attacked his credibility, saying there was "no evidence" to support the claims. more...
Despite reducing their area of operation by more than half, Canadian troops in Afghanistan have reached a "turning point in the mission," their former commander says, and are gaining ground on militants. more...
Counter-insurgency operations will eventually displace the army's traditional peacemaking capabilities as it prepares for life after the Afghan mission, says the general in charge of Canada's land forces. more...
The Canadian military is backtracking on reports it will offer the H1N1 vaccine to Afghan detainees, saying there are no plans to vaccinate those being held. more...
Canadians from coast to coast gathered for Remembrance Day ceremonies to honour the sacrifice of the country's veterans in conflicts ranging from the First World War to the very current battlefield in Afghanistan. more...
Across Afghanistan, there is a state of emergency. But it's not because of the war that has dragged on for eight years now; it's because of the H1N1 flu. more...
More than 50,000 amputees across Afghanistan are the legacy of decades of war. Many victims end up at the Red Cross Orthopedic Center in Kabul, a small oasis of sensitivity in a place that is often anything but. more...
An additional 15,800 troops are needed to properly secure Kandahar so that reconstruction efforts and training of the Afghan army can continue, says a conservative U.S. think-tank. more...
There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own -- adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs. more...
On Monday, Ben and Margaret Walsh will accept the Sacrifice Medal on behalf of their son, Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh, who died in an accidental shooting in Afghanistan in 2006. more...
Citizens hung Canadian flags over a highway overpass and lined the route as the funeral procession for a soldier killed in Afghanistan wound its way through Saskatoon on Saturday. more...
A high-ranking Canadian soldier who is assuming a key role in Afghanistan says Canadians need to temper their expectations ahead of a planned pullout for 2011. more...
The Defence Department says preparations have started for the withdrawal of Canadian soldiers from Afghanistan as the 2011 deadline for the pullout approaches. more...
The shocking deaths of five British soldiers at the hands of an Afghan National Police officer said to have been working with the Taliban appears to have done little to shake the confidence Canadian police mentors have in their local charges. more...
A House of Commons committee investigating what the federal government may have known about possible prisoner torture in Afghan jails ran into a brick wall Wednesday, with the military's top lawyer refusing to answer questions. more...
Former presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says despite Canada's efforts in Afghanistan, the recent election compromised by widespread fraud shows there's no guarantee the war-torn country is headed towards democracy. more...
A plane carrying the body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan arrived at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario, Tuesday afternoon. more...
Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are preparing for a "very different winter" amid signs that suggest Taliban militants plan to ramp up their attacks in the coming months in an effort to influence debate about international troop levels in the country. more...
Defence Minister Peter MacKay has ordered officials to look into allegations that innocent Afghans may have been sent to jail due to botched translations by Canadian military interpreters. more...
Innocent Afghans may have inadvertently been labelled as Taliban militants and sent to jail because of mistakes by Canadian military translators, says a former cultural adviser who served in Kandahar. more...
Thu Nov 19 22:56:57 EST 2009
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