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1.Profile: The Troubled Province of Kandahar
Canadian forces in Afghanistan are currently based in the province of Kandahar. Located in the south-eastern corner of Afghanistan, Kandahar is the country’s second largest province...
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2. Canada in Kandahar: Confusion over Objectives
Canada has a large and impressive history of military deployments abroad to defend the ideals of freedom and democracy. The Canadian military’s commitment to Afghanistan is another chapter in that long tradition of important contributions to countries or people in need. The Canadian forces on the ground are fully committed to improving security and stability in southern Afghanistan and will continue to do so at least until 2009...
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| 3. The Disastrous Legacy of Poppy Eradication in Kandahar
Security and development are two inseparable sides of the same reconstruction effort, and economic development is essential to long-term political stability. As such, development without security and the rule of law will result in Afghanistan again becoming a failed state, and security at the expense of development will not be sustainable...
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4. Major Challenges for Canadian Forces in Kandahar
According to the Canadian Government, the successful operation of the Kandahar PRT is their troops’ top priority. However, Canadian troops have been handed an impossible reconstruction mission: until Kandahar is secure, there can be no stability and there will be no reconstruction, and Canada’s commitment to Afghanistan will not be a success...
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