Standing together: Ensuring fair treatment for Canadian Language and Cultural Advisors who served in Afghanistan
Dedicated Canadian professionals, including DND civilian employees, supported the CAF operations. One such group included a small, specialized group of Canadians with expertise in Afghan languages and culture, the Language and Cultural Advisors (LCAs). These LCAs were highly valued and essential to CAF operations in Afghanistan, providing an expertise the CAF did not have within their ranks.
This report reflects the experiences recounted to our office by 19 former LCAs who contacted us for assistance. Their protracted struggle to access care and support for injuries incurred as a result of their work alongside the CAF in Afghanistan has prompted this review.
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Letters
- Response from MND: Language and Cultural Advisors report (21 January 2025)
- Letter to MND: Review of the treatment and care of Language and Cultural Advisors (28 August 2024)
- Letter To MND: Proposed Way Forward for Language and Cultural Advisors (8 March 2024)
- Letter to MND: Impact on Language and Cultural Advisors (29 September 2023)
- Letter to DM: Findings regarding a civilian injured in Afghanistan (18 June 2019)
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