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Article: Ex maple guardian: Canadian soldiers train for counter-insurgency.
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- Esprit de Corps
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- June 1, 2008
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Back on January 16th, U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates ruffled a few feathers north of the border when he was quoted in the Los Angeles Times making disparaging remarks to the effect that NATO troops in southern Afghanistan were letting the Americans down. According to Gates, the troops deployed to Kandahar--including Canadians--were "not experienced in counter-insurgency" and he identified NATO's shortcoming as being "due to a Cold War orientation."
In response to the U.S. defence secretary's slight, British members of Parliament rose to defend their troops, and the Dutch government called in the American ambassador to demand an explanation. ...
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Article: 1st Ld, Writethru: Suicide bombing kills 2 in southern Afghanistan
Xinhua News Agency;
September 11, 2008 ;
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......Writethru: Suicide bombing kills 2 in southern Afghanistan KABUL, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A suicide...seven others in Nimruz province of southern Afghanistan Thursday evening, said an official...injured six more in Kandahar of southern Afghanistan, hours after a roadside blast wounded...
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