Twenty years. One hundred and fifty-eight Canadian soldiers dead. An estimated $18 billion expended in military costs and nearly $4 billion for developmental projects. Four lessons from Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.
Twenty years. One hundred and fifty-eight Canadian soldiers dead. An estimated $18 billion expended in military costs and nearly $4 billion for developmental projects.
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