Are there canadian troops in afghanistan

I need help and yet receive none from the Canadian government as a token of appreciation for my service. The Taliban is intensifying a search for people who worked with U.

The Taliban have been conducting "targeted door-to-door visits" of people they want to apprehend and their family members. They are targeting the families of those who refuse to give themselves up, and prosecuting and punishing those families according to Sharia law.

My family members are in hiding, but the Canadian government says they don't qualify for help. Ahmad Malgarai was born in Afghanistan. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines.

Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Join the conversation Create account. Canadian troops landed in Afghanistan on Thursday to co-ordinate efforts with allied forces and begin the evacuation of Afghans and their families who helped the military during its stay in the war-torn country. In fact, Trudeau admitted that evacuating the thousands of Afghans he promised to safety in Canada would be "almost impossible in the coming weeks.

The US, British and Americans are all ferrying out those who helped their militaries in Afghanistan, including interpreters, drivers and cooks. The Taliban has assumed control of the country, including the area around Kabul airport, where desperate Afghans are gathering to try to get on flights out. While the Taliban are promising amnesty, the Afghans who aided foreign personnel during the years in the country believe the Taliban will hunt them down and kill them as traitors.

The Taliban, who ruled the country from until U. The seizure of Kandahar and Herat marks the biggest prizes yet for the Taliban. More than Canadian soldiers died during the Afghanistan mission.

Sections U. In , the mission was expanded to include an air wing. Over six years, they were engaged in large-scale battles and daily firefights, braved roads seeded with improvised bombs, protected development projects, and tried to win the trust of the local population. In July , Canada ended its combat commitment in Kandahar but continued training Afghan national security forces in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.

More than 40, members of the Canadian Armed Forces served and Canadian soldiers died during the Afghanistan mission. Thousands of other veterans of the war were wounded physically and psychologically, leading to additional deaths by suicide.