Canada’s Afghanistan evacuation mission to end today: Report
Canadian Defense Minister who came out Harjit Sajjan said that as’ America delayed to meet their deadlines, partner countries, including Canada, had to postpone troops, assets and aircraft in front of America.
After Prime Minister of Caregiver Justin Trudeau stressed on Tuesday that Canada “ready to stay” in Afghanistan exceeded August 31 to save those who wanted to escape, it seems that the country’s evacuation mission will actually stop in less than 24 hours.
On Wednesday, the Globe and Mail news outlets reported that the last Canadian aircraft involved in the evacuation from Kabul airport will depart on Thursday.
Canada announced an expansive plan to carry 20,000 refugees from Afghanistan with a special immigration plan, but the actual number may be closer to 3,000, if the mission ends this week.
The initial departure of Kabul can be based on the United States adhering to the August 31 withdrawal time limit from Afghanistan. Canadian Defense Minister who came out Harjjit told reporters that as “America delayed to meet their deadlines, partner countries, including Canada, had to postpone troops, assets and aircraft in front of America”.
He said this “moves are needed for us to safely maintain airport control until they go”.
Sajjan did not determine the date, but his cabinet colleague, Afghan woman and the Minister of Gender equality Maryam Monsef faced a flek for publishing an appeal to the Taliban, describing them “our brothers” and called for them “to ensure a safe and safe part of any individual in Afghanistan abroad “.
Monsef, he is a refugee, clarifying using the phrase “Our brothers” is “cultural references” but criticized for using the terminology.
However, he stressed the Taliban was a “terrorist group” and asked for a new Kabul regime “to immediately stop violence, femicide, genocide, rape, looting and to immediately return to the table negotiating peace in inclusive and meaningful. Way”.
The situation took place in Afghanistan further became a factor as a federal election on the September 20 approach. A poll by the leger agency for the National Post outlet found that 65% of the sample following the development of “closely” and 54% of the government’s opinion should act “faster”.
