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Canada in Afghanistan, 2001–2014

Canadian soldiers and RG-31 vehicles in Afghanistan, October 2008. Soldiers of the Royal Canadian Regiment, and their RG-31 Nyalas in Kandahar -b · ISAF photo by U.S. Air Force TSgt Laura K. Smith · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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After the attacks of 11 September 2001, Canada joined the international coalition against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which had sheltered Al-Qaeda. More than 40,000 Canadians served there, the largest deployment of Canadian troops since the Second World War, in a conflict that lasted more than 12 years, the longest in Canada’s history. Canada led Operation MEDUSA, its largest combat operation since the Korean War.

Scope & context

The mission as described by Veterans Affairs Canada.

Sources behind this record

Afghanistan | Veterans Affairs Canada ↗

Veterans Affairs Canada

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