Why Canada should re-engage with Afghanistan

Canada should send defence advisers without re-committing more combat troops.

Members of the Afghan National Army move into position during an exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sept. 2, 2013. If Canada were to embed security advisers within Afghan defence and interior ministries, it could help immeasurably, argues Sakhi Naimpoor.DND photograph courtesy of Sgt. James Funk

Opinion

BY SAKHI NAIMPOOR

November 9, 2016

Afghanistan and the European Union co-hosted the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan last month, bringing together 75 donor countries, including Canada, that together committed US$15.2 billion over the next four years. Can Afghanistan remain on a firm path to political and economic stability, state-b...

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