Canada Sending More Troops (For Now) to AFG

This, from the Canadian Press, from a news conference in Kabul:

Canada will send an additional 90 troops to Afghanistan to help train both the fledgling army and local police forces.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay made the surprise announcement in Kabul, only one day after Prime Minister Stephen Harper unleashed blistering criticism of President Hamid Karzai.

The prime minister took Karzai to task for his recent anti-Western rants and a reported suggestion that he might join the Taliban, if pressure from his allies to curb corruption doesn't ease up.

Nevertheless, Ottawa stepped forward with the extra soldiers, answering a call from NATO to boost training of Afghan security forces.

``The Government of Canada is proud to contribute additional Canadian Forces personnel to prepare Afghans in order to build a stable, strong and peaceful nation, which they deserve,'' MacKay said in a statement.

Some of the reinforcements will be sent to the NATO training centre in Kabul, while others are expected to bolster training forces in Kandahar and help at the Canadian task force headquarters.

The additions bring the number of Canadian troops and aircrew in Afghanistan to almost 3,000.

MacKay says the trainers will stay until Canada begins drawing down its forces, starting in July of next year ....

Great - any more detailed word on what happens AFTER all our troops leave? Like who's going to protect those doing the development, governance and humanitarian aid work after Canada's soldiers leave?