The Canadian Army in Afghanistan

November 27th, 2023

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The War in Afghanistan is unlike any conflict that Canada has ever been involved in. The duration of the war generated continual stresses on the Army and put soldiers, units, and leaders at all levels to the test. After the removal of the Taliban Regime, Kabul had to be stabilized to prevent a new civil war. When the revived insurgency set its sights on Kandahar and the OEF and ISAF coalitions were confronted with a sophisticated and amorphous insurgency, the Canadian Army was forced to adapt to new and different types of operations continuously from 2001 to 2014.

The Canadian Army in Afghanistan is the first narrative to lay out what happened and why. This complex story depicts the evolution of the forces in-theatre and how they carried out their missions in pursuit of national and coalition objectives from the dark days of the 9-11 attacks to the suppression of the insurgency in Kandahar Province in 2011.

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