Are We Excluding Others?

“But Mr. Crosbie cautioned against any move that makes ordinary Afghans feel like the Taliban are getting a better deal than they are.” This is an interesting statement coming from Canada’s top envoy amid recent talks of providing incentives for moderate Taliban. The new Peace and Reintegration Trust Fund pledges at least $500 million from international [...]

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Why are we in Afghanistan? The argument for diplomacy

To address the question of why we are still in Afghanistan, the directors of Learn the Facts asked five contributors to argue for a certain viewpoint to explain Canada’s participation in the ongoing war: security, diplomacy, alliances, development or ‘I don’t know.’ The following does not reflect the personal views of the author or those [...]

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