3. Defence, Diplomacy, Development (2003–2006)

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This episode includes accounts of grievous injury. Canada’s forces relocate to Camp Julien in Kabul as NATO takes responsibility for the International Security Assistance Force. Here, Canadian troops train Afghan forces, patrol in and around Kabul, and build relationships with the local community. Afghanistan successfully elects a president and parliament. Ongoing Taliban resistance, including mine strikes and Afghanistan's first suicide bombing, challenge optimistic expectations of progress. In 2005, Canada begins to redeploy to Kandahar Province, a large and geographically diverse area rife with insurgency. The assassination of diplomat Glyn Berry, IED attacks, and suicide bombings…