Afghan National Police
‘The job in Afghanistan is not done’
The Senate committee on national security and defence released its report on the Afghanistan mission this morning, including its recommendation for the post-2011 mandate.
The Board of Inquiry report (II)
As Rear Admiral P.A. Maddison explained yesterday, there was apparently belief among Canadian Forces that violence was a “cultural norm” among Afghan authorities, but there was no “observation” or “expectation” that detainees were being abused.
State of the Afghan army, police: not what you’d hope
And the deadline for bringing Canadian troops home is fast approaching
The Last Surge
Is Afghanistan ready to take its fate into its own hands? Not yet.
The pivotal paperwork (III)
Still pursuing an answer from National Defence for the redacted reference to abuse in that 2006 field report. In the meantime, the Liberals are using that document to question the claim to national security.
The Commons: John Baird exceeds himself
What’s a government to do when the troops say otherwise?
The Commons: Afghanistan, now with pictures
Stockwell Day: “We are just being brutally transparent”
Megapundit: Rosie DiManno vs. the U.S. Army
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