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Canada to keep troops in Afghanistan until 2009
OTTAWA - Lawmakers voted on Wednesday to extend Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan to 2009, on the same day a female Canadian soldier died in a major battle with Taleban militants in the war-torn country.

After six hours of debate in the House of Commons late Wednesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s motion to keep Canadian troops in Afghanistan for two years beyond their planned February 2007 exit was passed 149 votes to 145.
Once again Harper scores a quiet, clear victory in the House. Amazing what competence and a little humility can do.
Canada currently has 2,300 troops in Afghanistan, mostly in the southern region where militants loyal to the Taleban government toppled by a US-led coalition in late 2001 are particularly active.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-05-18
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=152298