NATO's chief military adviser, Canadian Gen. Ray Henault, has urged Canada to contribute to the mission in Afghanistan for as long as possible.
Henault, a former Canadian chief of defence staff, held a news briefing in Ottawa on Thursday shortly after arriving to chair a conference of 26 NATO generals.
Henault, formerly Canada's defence chief, also said some NATO members are making it tougher on their comrades in the south by restricting where their troops can operate. With other countries not deploying soldiers to the front lines in Kandahar and other southern provinces, Canada and its Dutch, British and U.S. allies are left to face the toughest fighting and heaviest casualties alone.
The Harper government has committed Canadian troops to Afghanistan until February, 2009.
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Henault, a former Canadian chief of defence staff, held a news briefing in Ottawa on Thursday shortly after arriving to chair a conference of 26 NATO generals.
Henault, formerly Canada's defence chief, also said some NATO members are making it tougher on their comrades in the south by restricting where their troops can operate. With other countries not deploying soldiers to the front lines in Kandahar and other southern provinces, Canada and its Dutch, British and U.S. allies are left to face the toughest fighting and heaviest casualties alone.
The Harper government has committed Canadian troops to Afghanistan until February, 2009.
Full Story
Should Canada pull out of its combat role in southern Afghanistan when our NATO commitment comes to an end?
More...