Before new mission, probe why we failed so miserably in Afghanistan

After years of blood spilled and money spent, the Taliban still controls, influences, or is contesting an estimated one-third of the country.

The last Canadian troops involved in the NATO military training mission board a United States Chinook helicopter on March 12, 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan.DND photograph courtesy of Patrick Blanchard

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

November 9, 2016

OTTAWA—Last week the almost-forgotten war in Afghanistan was once more back in the headlines as a result of two United States soldiers being killed in combat. The incident took place near the northern city of Kunduz, which in recent months has become a hotbed of Taliban activity. The operation wa...

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