Wednesday, September 30, 2009

CAN Troops to Stay Post-2011?

This, from the Canadian Press, on the latest bits of information from Defence Minister Peter MacKay, on what Canada's going to be doing post-2011 in Afghanistan:
"The government is considering many options for continuing to help the Afghan population - including security, which would undoubtedly involve an unspecified number of soldiers, said Defence Minister Peter MacKay.

"It involves securing, but working to develop the countryside, working to invest in infrastructure," said MacKay.

"Working to help build capacity, immunizing children, educating children, building democratic institutions - all of which Canada is involved in now."

Much of that development, medical aid and reconstruction work falls to Canada's provincial reconstruction team, or PRT, based in Kandahar.

When specifically asked Tuesday whether Canada's PRT would remain in the volatile region, MacKay would not rule it out.

"We're considering a number of options," MacKay said after being questioned by reporters about the PRT."
Well, according to the motion passed by Parliament in March 2008, does this mean Canadian troops would be somewhere OUTSIDE Kandahar? If so, kinda difficult keeping Canadian troops in the PRT, no?

A bit more here.

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