Afghan Prisoner Transfers - IRC informed late by Canadian Gov

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada delayed  telling the Red Cross about prisoner transfers to Afghan authorities.  The Corporation has obtained military documents that details...

Afghan Prisoners were Tortured - Senior Diplomat Testifies

Richard Colvin, a Senior Canadian Diplomat, presently employed in Washington, DC, testified in front of a Parliamentary Comnmittee investigating allegations of Afghan prisoner abuse.  The prisoners in...

Canadian Troops out of Kandahar by 2011: Chief of Defence Staff

Canada's Parliament voted that Canada's military mission in Afghanistan would end in 2011.  Canada maintains a contingent of 2800 troops in Afghanistan, which consists of a battle group and a headquarters...

Canadian Chief of Defence Staff orders plans for Afghan Pullout

The Canadian Military has been in Afghanistan since early 2002.  Initially a Battalion (Third Battalion Princess  Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) was deployed to Khandahar and participated in the...

Another Canadian soldier killed in IED attack -Panjwaii District

Canadian Forces in Khandahar sadly announced another death of a soldier today in Afghanistan.  Sapper Steven Marshall died as a result of an IED attack Southwest of Khandahar City.Sapper Marshall had only...

Canadian Officer killed in Afghanistan - SW of Khandahar City

Lieutenant Justin Garrett Boyes, aged 26, of Saskatchewan was killed by a homemade bomb while on a foot patrol South West of Khandahar City.Lieutenant Boyes is a member of the Third Battalion Princess Patricia's...

Former Cdn Top Soldier writes Memoirs-Afghanistan and politics

Former Canadian Chief of Defence Staff  has recently released his memoirs A Soldier First: Bullets, Bureaucrats and the Politics of War. Hillier was a former Commander of ISAF in Kabul, a job now held by...

The Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre -Training for Afghanistan

The Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre is located in East Central Alberta near the small town of Wainwright.  The Canadian Forces Base is comprised of about 640 square kilometres of training area,...

Canadian Soldier killed - IED Strike, 11 Injured

  Private Jonathan Couturier was killed by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) in Afghanistan on Thursday.  11 others were injured.Jonathan Couturier, 23, is a member of the Royal 22e Regiment based in...

Security in Afghanistan Worsening - Canadian Report

Canada has had troops deployed to Afghanistan since January 2002, when members of the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry deployed as part of 10 Mountain Division.  Canada has been...

Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan - Roadside Bomb

Canada's casualty count in Afghanistan is now up to 130.  Private Patrick Lormand, 21, of the Royal 22nd Regiment (Vandoos) was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by a roadside bomb. ...

2 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Major Yannick Pepin, 36, and Corporal Jean-Francois Drouin, 21, members of 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, Valcartier, Quebec are the 128th and 129th Canadian in killed in Afghanistan. Major Pepin and Corporal Drouin...

Inexperience cited in Canadian friendly-fire death: U.S. report

Private Mark Anthony Graham, a Canadian Olympian, was killed by friendly fire three years ago.  He died after two US A-10 Thunderbolts attacked a Canadian position mistakenly. Canada's Forces, who had been...

Canada's departure from Afghanistan would hurt mission - Adviser

Canada has been in Afghanistan since the onset of the War on Terror early 2002.  During that time frame Canada has gathered experience and know how on dealings with the people of Afghanistan. Canada's...

Canada should stay in Afghanistan: NATO head

Canada has been in Afghanistan since early 2002.  Last year the Canadian Parliament voted to continue its commitment to the present mission until 2011.  At that time Canada would discontinue it's...