The Dominion - afghanistan

February and March in Review

Moira Peters — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:58:40 +0000

The next generation: Currently, five per cent of Afghan girls attend school.

Kids with Radio

dru — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:31:22 +0000

A Canadian military photo shows children playing with a new radio. Freedom of expression in Afghanistan, says Warasta, faces many enemies.

M777

dru — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:41:07 +0000

An M777 Artillery gun in Afghanistan. Canada's military exports have tripled in the last five years, and military spending is now higher than at any point during the cold war.

Malalai Joya at McGill University 2

dru — Wed, 02 May 2007 01:41:04 +0000

Malalai Joya at McGill University in September 2006. The youngest and most outspoken MP in the Afghan parliament, Joya has survived 4 assassination attempts.

Malalai Joya at McGill University

dru — Wed, 02 May 2007 01:35:23 +0000

Malalai Joya at McGill University in September 2006. The youngest and most outspoken MP in the Afghan parliament, Joya has survived 4 assassination attempts.

Abdul Hamid and Haji Abdul Rahman

dru — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:46:04 +0000

"Forget that a road has been built," Haji Abdul Rahman (right), a tribal elder, said. "If a road has been built and you are killed, what good is it?" ©Copyright 2007 Chris Sands. No reproduction without permission.

Provincial Reconstruction Team Carrying Bags of Flour

dru — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:37:35 +0000

The Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team brings bags of food and supplies to locals during Norouz, the traditional Afghan celebration of the New Year.

Guarding a Meeting

dru — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:32:12 +0000

A soldier guards a meeting between a local chief of police and Canadian officers in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Training Facility

dru — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:37:12 +0000

Soldiers conducting urban warfare training near the Toronto suburb of Downsview Park. The simulated town is modelled after terrain in Afghanistan.

Provincial Reconstruction Team, Kandahar

dru — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:33:02 +0000

Locals wait to receive medical care at a "medical outreach patrol" in the village of Zangabad, in the Kandahar region. The "3-D approach" calls for even closer integration between development aid and counterinsurgency warfare.

Mohammed Yahya

dru — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:06:29 +0000