Among the signatories is former Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander, who was also the country's ambassador in Afghanistan and a UN representative in the war-weary nation. He was joined by another former ambassador, William Crosbie, and Canada's former head of aid and development Nipa Banerjee. "I think it is personal for many of us who gave a good portion of our professional lives to it. Security forces inspect the site of a bomb explosion near a damaged vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov 16, 2020. Canadian troops spent over a dozen years in the country, fighting a brutal guerrilla war with Taliban extremists.

Source: CBC News November 23, 2020 09:00 UTC