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More Canadian Soldiers Heading to Afghanistan
Thursday, March 7, 2002
(08:12)
CBC News Online staff
Soldiers in Winnipeg are given their marching orders.
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Maj. Bob Ford, who will lead the soldiers, said on Tuesday that both he and his soldiers were ready for the assignment. “I've deployed to Bosnia and Cypress, again it was nothing like this. Perhaps this is one of the most operational tours that we've undertaken in a number of years," he said.
OTTAWA -- CBC
Defence Minister Art Eggleton has announced that another 128 Canadian soldiers will leave for Afghanistan on Thursday.
Most of the soldiers are from the Second Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Winnipeg. They will join other members of the regiment based in Kandahar.
Canadian troops are guarding the Kandahar airbase and have joined American forces in the search for Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in the Gardez area.
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