Canadian policy toward Afghanistan to 2011 and beyond : issues, prospects options / Gerald J. Schmitz.
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TextLanguage: English Series: (Library of parliament ; background paper)Publication details: Ottawa, Canada : Library of parliament, 2010.Description: iv, i, 46, iii, i pages, 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification: - Pamphlet HC417. S365 2010
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Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | Pamphlet HC417.S365 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3ACKU000540954 |
Cover title.
“Publication No. 2010-26-E”—Cover page.
“27 September 2010”—Cover page.
Contents: Executive summary—List of acronyms—1. Introduction—2.Historical context and Canada’s evolving role—3. Key parameters of the house of commons motion of March 2008—4. Trend lines affecting Canada’s six priorities—5.Factors influencing the Canadian policy-making environment—6.Prospects and option for future Canadian policy—7.Conclusion—Appendix A—Appendix B.
Summary: “The current Afghanistan conflict, already the longest war in Canadian and American history, remains far from resolution almost nine years after foreign military forces entered the country. This intervention, engaging an internationally sanctioned coalition in alliance with Afghan fighters, was able to quickly oust the Taliban regime that was providing sanctuary to the al Qaeda network held responsible for the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United states. The framework for a post-Taliban Afghanistan was first articulated at a December 2001 conference in Bonn, Germany, and has subsequently been the subject of numerous multilateral meetings and agreements, the latest in Kabul in July 2010…”.
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