Jonathan Montpetit
The nature of Canada’s post-2011 mission in Afghanistan
Could combat operations be a part of it after all?
A diplomatic source from a NATO member state with large numbers of soldiers in Afghanistan tells Maclean’s his country’s government will push Canada, privately, to expand its post 2011 military deployment to include combat.
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