March 18, 2014 - Ottawa,ON
The final contingent of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) troops who were deployed to Afghanistan have returned to Canada today, after the end of major military operations for Canada in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan was Canada’s largest military deployment since the Second World War, as well as its longest deployment ever. Since Canada’s first involvement in Afghanistan in 2001 more than 40,000 Canadian soldiers, sailors, airmen, and airwomen have deployed to the country, with approximately 25 per cent of them having served more than one tour.
Since the end of combat operations in Afghanistan in 2011, Canada has contributed to the NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan (NTM-A). Alongside its NATO allies, Canada assisted in the training, mentoring and development of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), thereby increasing and sustaining the capacity of the ANSF to provide safety and security for their country.
Canadians can share their messages to troops on Twitter using hash tag #WelcomeHomeTroops
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