Canada's Combat Mission Ends In Afghanistan



Canadian Combat Operations In Afghanistan Officially Come To A Close -- Montreal Gazette/Post Media News

KANDAHAR — Canada's first war in more than half a century ended at 11:18 a.m. local time Thursday at a spot about 300 metres away from where the first Canadian combat troops set foot in Kandahar on Jan. 19, 2002.

The seventh and last Canadian to command Task Force Kandahar, Brig.-Gen Dean Milner, signed over responsibility for Canada's battle space Thursday to Col. Todd Wood of the 1st Stryker Combat Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

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