A year later, the job in Afghanistan is far from complete

During an Aug. 15 press conference, NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan, pictured in Ottawa in 2018, said the Canadian government would have blood on its hands if it didn’t move to quickly help Afghans who once helped Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

August 17, 2022

This week marked the one-year anniversary of the Taliban taking the Afghan capital of Kabul, bringing to a terrifying end the years of progress those in the country had fought to achieve—especially women. “We said that the international community will be judged on our actions, our fortitude, an...

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