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19 November 2009

Statement by Minister Cannon on Inauguration of Afghan President Karzai

18 November 2009

Minister Cannon to Hold Media Teleconference

16 November 2009

Ambassador Helps Launch Polio Campaign

13 November 2009

Canada Supports Afghan Government in Fight Against Corruption

Remembrance Day Commemorated in Kabul

2 November 2009

Statement by the Prime Minister on Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential Elections 
Available in Dari and Pashto

30 October 2009

Statement by the Prime Minister on the death of Sapper Steven Marshall

Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the death of Sapper Steven Marshall

29 October 2009

Signature Project Update: Replenishing Afghanistan’s Arghandab River Valley

28 October 2009

Statement by the Prime Minister on the death of Lieutenant Justin Boyes

One Canadian soldier killed and two injured in an explosive device strike

Eid Al-Fitr at Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (KPRT)

Canada Condemns Deadly Attacks on Kabul
Available in Dari and Pashto

20 October 2009

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on release of the official certified results by the Afghan Independent Election Commission

14 October 2009

Joint Afghan-ISAF operation disrupts insurgents in Zhari District

13 October 2009

UNSC Resolution 1890 (2009) 

8 October 2009

Canada Condemns Kabul Attack
Available in Dari and Pashto

6 October 2009

Updated: Progress on Canada's Six Priorities Tableau
Updated: Canada's Signature Projects in Kandahar Tableau

30 September 2009

Afghanistan360°: Telling the “Why We’re There” Story

24 September 2009

Canadian Ambassador Presents Order of Canada pin to Dr. Sima Samar
(also available in Dari and Pashto)

23 September 2009

Canada Appoints New Representative in Kandahar
(in Dari and Pashto)
Ben Rowswell's biography

21 September 2009

KPRT stands by its Afghan neighbours and friends for the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr

Training Afghan National Police for the Elections

17 September 2009

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada

One Canadian soldier killed and 11 injured in an explosive device strike

16 September 2009

Joint statement by President Barack Obama of the United States of America and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada

15 September 2009

Fifth Quarterly Report on Afghanistan Released
Report in HTML and PDF

Government of Canada creates special immigration measures to recognize contribution of Afghan staff in Kandahar
 -Backgrounder