"Afghanistan: muddying the waters"

Excerpts from Conference of Defence Associations' media round-up:

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The Canadian Press reports on a visit to Kandahar by family members of six Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/10/05/kandahar-families-memorial-soldiers....

The Toronto Star interviews Dr Ray Wiss, a Sudbury emergency room physician who has been posted with Canadian soldiers in Kandahar. CTV reports on the handover of the Role 3 hospital in Kandahar from Canadian to American command [emphasis added].
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/705061
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091013/afghanistan_hosp...

Bruce Ward for Canwest News Service reports on the handover of command in the Canadian OMLT [via a football].
http://www.canada.com/news/Canadians+pass+different+kind+torch+Afghanistan/20......

Mercedes Stephenson Investigates examines the Wainwright, Alberta training centre for Canadian soldiers deploying to Afghanistan, and the safety of Canadian infrastructure [with video].
http://www.breakoutnetwork.org/video/wainwright-canadas-own ...

The SecDev Group will be hosting a conference on the future of intelligence analysis and fusion in Ottawa on 9 November. Presentations and workshops will be held on military, security and intelligence, criminal investigations, and financial regulation. More details are available at the link below.
http://cyber.secdev.ca/events/...

Update: Two Washington Post stories:

1) Sway Over Afghan Insurgents Proves Elusive

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As Washington policymakers debate the U.S. role in Afghanistan, most agree that one element will be important to whatever strategy emerges: the need for reconciliation with insurgents who can be bought off or persuaded to lay down their weapons...

But those efforts have become increasingly difficult in recent weeks as the Taliban gains strength and as Afghans grow more and more anxious that the United States is not committed to their country for the long term [emphasis added]...

2) U.S. Seeks to Ease Pakistanis' Concerns Before Obama Signs Aid Bill