[vc_row][vc_column][edgtf_section_title title_text="Canada's Military Mission" title_tag="h2" text_align="left"][/edgtf_section_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introduction The chain of events that would bring Canadian soldiers into the desolate and dangerous terrain of Afghanistan began on September 11, 2001. On that day, four airliners were hijacked in the skies over the eastern United States; two were deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center towers and...
[vc_row][vc_column][edgtf_section_title title_text="Abdul's Picture Gallery" title_tag="h2" text_align="left"][/edgtf_section_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Abdul Bari Jamal moved his family from Afghanistan to Canada in the early 90's. They were essentially in exile from their homeland Afghanistan. He had quickly realized that the civil war in Afghanistan was not going end quickly and he feared for his family and his own safety....
[vc_row][vc_column][edgtf_section_title title_text="BRIEF HISTORY" title_tag="h2" text_align="left"][/edgtf_section_title][vc_column_text] HISTORY, CULTURE AND GOVERNMENT Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of Central Asia, has a long history of turbulence. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type="image_grid" images="4159,4673,4674,4676,4678,4675"][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][edgtf_accordion style="toggle"][edgtf_accordion_tab title="Emergence of Afghanistan"][vc_column_text]Based on archaeological evidence, urban civilization began in the region between 3000 and 2000 BC. The first historical documents date from the early part of the Iranian...
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1545500799054{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column][edgtf_section_title title_text="AFGHANISTAN GEOGRAPHY" title_tag="h2" text_align="left"][/edgtf_section_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid" css=".vc_custom_1545433043535{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_gallery type="image_grid" images="4281,4330,4329,4328,4327"][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text][Afghanistanimagemap][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid" css=".vc_custom_1545433235507{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] National Geographic For most of us, it is difficult to imagine what Afghanistan is like for the people who live there. Yet, as debates about Afghanistan's future continue, some fundamental questions deserve exploration. What is...