Afghanistan, terrorism, and Canada: the nexus that never goes away

It is not for nothing that Afghanistan has earned the nickname 'the graveyard of empires.' And it is not going away any time soon.

The second has to do with someone who has dominated headlines in this land for decades: Omar Khadr, pictured as a young boy. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Opinion

BY PHIL GURSKI

April 15, 2019

OTTAWA—As all Canadians know, our country has a longstanding relationship with Afghanistan. In the aftermath of 9/11, the government decided to send our military, first special forces, then regular troops, to engage in what began as counter terrorism (CT) and ended as a combination of CT and state...

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