five canadian soldiers are in afghanistan right now.
five canadian soldiers are in afghanistan right now.
how many canadian soldiers are in afghanistan right now?
five
canada's role in the afghanistan war began in late 2001. canada sent its first element of soldiers secretly in october 2001 from joint task force 2, and the first contingents of regular canadian troops arrived in afghanistan in january–february 2002. canada took on a larger role starting in 2006 after the canadian troops were redeployed to kandahar province. 2,500 canadian forces (cf) personnel were in afghanistan and 1,200 made up the combat battle group. at the 2012 nato summit in chicago, prime minister stephen harper announced that an undisclosed number of canadian soldiers would remain in the country to help train and mentor the afghan national army until 12 march 2014 (though canadian troops ended their combat role there in 2011).
canada in the war in afghanistan
jean embraced her role as acting commander-in-chief, one of her first international duties being a trip, from october 29–30, 2005, to france for the 90th anniversary of the battle of vimy ridge, just after which she returned to canada for the arrival at trenton, ontario, of the bodies of six canadian soldiers killed in afghanistan. jean made on march 8, 2007, her first visit to canadian troops taking part in the offensive in afghanistan; she had earlier expressed her desire to go, but harper advised against such a trip on the grounds of security concerns, the relevance of which were demonstrated when two attacks were made against canadian soldiers on the same day the governor general landed in kabul. jean had the arrival timed specifically for international women's day, stating: "the women of afghanistan may face the most unbearable conditions, but they never stop fighting for survival. of course, we, the rest of the women around the world, took too long to hear the cries of our afghan sisters, but i am here to tell them that they are no longer alone. and neither are the people of afghanistan." part of the governor general's itinerary included meeting with afghan women, canadian soldiers, royal canadian mounted police teams, humanitarian workers, and diplomats.
michaëlle jean