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Canada admits wartime exemption for troops with allies in Kandahar
Internal documents show Defence pushed to ease the Kandahar ban by allowing Canadians serving with allied forces in exchange positions to stay in Kandahar and fight. Since 2011, at least four Canadians have served in combat roles abroad with Australia, Britain and the United States, despite Parliament's 2008 motion ending combat participation.
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Ottawa National Defence
Harper
Kandahar
Canada
Afghanistan
Walt Natynczyk
Privy Council
Defence
Peter MacKay
National Defence
Bers
Lauri Sullivan
Department
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Air Force
U.S. Army
NDP
Jack Harris
Pakistan
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Bruce Donaldson