As Canada ignores NATO's request, Afghanistan slips further into chaos

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As Canada ignores NATO's request, Afghanistan slips further into chaos
U.S. report released this week paints a grim picture of worsening security and growing Taliban influence

 
Evan Dyer
CBC Reporter

 

This past June, Canada took a pass on an invitation from NATO to jump back into the Afghan conflict.

With hindsight, every indication is that Canadian forces avoided a painful and increasingly dangerous mission to pull Afghanistan out of its nosedive.

"We remain committed to helping Afghanistan build a stable, secure, prosperous and democratic country," said Natasha Nystrom of Global Affairs Canada.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-canada-nato-1.4381132?cmp=rss

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The specific task that Canadians were asked to perform — training Afghan forces — became even more dangerous this year, with no fewer than 52 "insider attacks" against their Afghan comrades and against Western trainers recorded up to Aug. 15.