Media

A collection of media stories about Canada's involvement in Afghanistan with commentary by the Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee.

 

Ignatieff opens the door to serious talk on Afghanistan (National Post) June 16, 2010

Violence Against Children in Afghanistan (CTV News) June 15, 2010

Fighting for basic rights in Afghanistan with laws and books (Calgary Herald) June 13, 2010

'I Am Not Scared to Come to Canada' (The Tyee) May 14, 2010

Afghan promise (The Hour) May 13, 2010

Out of Their Cellars, into Business (The Tyee) May 13, 2010

What Should Canada Do In Afghanistan? Have Your Say (National Post) May 13, 2010

She Dodged Prison to Help Poor Women Read (The Tyee) May 7, 2010

Pursuing His Slain Cousin's Calling, Journalism (The Tyee) May 6, 2010

Sohaila, Idealist in a Land Driven Mad by War (The Tyee) April 30, 2010

Women’s Rights Are Called ‘Cultural Imperialism’ (Butterflies and Wheels) April 29, 2010

Yasameen and Raziea, Afghan Soccer Heroes (The Tyee) April 29, 2010

Afghan ambassador calls focus on detainees 'terrible waste of time' (Vancouver Sun) April 28, 2010

Our Afghan Comrades Speak Out (Macleans) April 27, 2010

Afza Hosa, Mother to 29 Afghan Orphans (The Tyee) April 23, 2010

Mohammed Ishaq Faizi, Afghan Rights Pioneer (The Tyee) April 22, 2010

My crazy Afghan wedding panel (Macleans) April 19, 2010

Afstan: Senate committee webcast, April 19: Capstick, Glavin, Vance/Predate: Afstan on TVO (The Torch) April 19, 2010 

Ending Afghanistan's Agony (Dr. Roy) April 18, 2010

Zabi Majidi, Rebuilding the Heart of Kabul (The Tyee) April 16, 2010

Detainee abuse? Afghans don't seem to care (National Post) April 16, 2010

The Story behind the Afghan 'Heroes' Stories (The Tyee) April 15, 2010

Makay Siawash, Unsung Hero (The Tyee) April 15, 2010

Project Hero Frenzy (J-Source) April 13, 2010

Debate over scholarship heats up (Star Phoenix) April 5, 2010

Should Canada continue to play a strong role in Afghanistan after 2011? (CBC Cross Country Checkup) April 4, 2010

Disparate groups seeking debate (Leader Post) April 3, 2010

Group pushes for verbal battle after Sask. profs slam war scholarship (Vancouver Sun) April 2, 2010

Robert Fowler Gets It Wrong (National Post) March 29, 2010

What's Canada's New Mission in Afghanistan? (The Tyee) March 17, 2010

Reconstruction seizes up amid Afghan paralysis in Ottawa (National Post) March 12, 2010

Report: Canada needs to take 'serious look' at Afghan role (CBC News) March 10, 2010

Don't stop helping Afghanistan (Embassy) March 10, 2010

Report: Canada needs to take 'serious look' at Afghan role (Dose) March 10, 2010

Afghan report argues for Canadian presence after troops depart (Toronto Star) March 9, 2010

Canadians Fiercely Debate Their Role in Afghanistan (Huffington Post) March 9, 2010

Canada needs to take 'serious look' at Afghan role, report says (Ottawa Citizen) March 8, 2010

Canada needs to take 'serious look' at Afghan role: Report (Global News) March 8, 2010

Tune in: Online radio show on Canada’s role in Afghanistan (World Focus) March 3, 2010

Portrait of ‘Unsung Heroes’ Shows Another Side to Afghanistan (C4W4A) March 3, 2010

Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee event (Macleans Magazine) March 2, 2010

Afghan report argues for Canadian presence after troops depart (Online International News) March 2010

Message from a Warlord (National Post) February 24, 2010

Reconciliation Talk is a Charade (National Post) February 17, 2010

Surrender By Any Other Name (National Post) February 9, 2010

Taliban Jack Gets More Than His Due (National Post) February 1, 2010

Wrong Exit in Afghanistan (The Tyee) February 1, 2010

Canadian International Learning Foundation Fundraising (Focus Afghanistan) February 2010

Online radio show on Canada’s role in Afghanistan (World Focus) June 9, 2009

In Canada, Afghanistan not 'forgotten' (CNN) April 22, 2009

Canadian soldiers aren't dying for nothing in Afghanistan (Georgia Straight) December 22, 2008

In Afghanistan, An Air of Hope (National Post) December 16, 2008

Hats off to the Canadians (Progress) July 21, 2008

Taliban Jack: How the NDP lost its way on the Afghan war (Vancouver Sun) February 26, 2008

Fresh Start on Afghanistan Debate (The Tyee) January 23, 2008