At KAF, caskets containing the bodies of Pentland and Steward were carried by their platoon mates, loaded into the belly of a Canadian Forces transport plane for the long journey home. A fortnight earlier, six soldiers had been killed by a roadside bomb in the worst single-day loss of life for the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan. Graham, still very much serving in the Canadian Forces, has to be circumspect with his words. Retired major-general Dean Milner was the last commander of Joint Task Force Afghanistan, leader of Canadian troops from 2010 to 2011. What would Milner say now to the families of those Canadian soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan?

Source: thestar August 17, 2021 23:26 UTC