Canada to pull troops out of Afghanistan by 2011

Canada’s prime minister today vowed to pull troops out of Afghanistan in 2011, the first time he has set a deadline for Canadian soldiers to leave the war-torn country.

Canada’s prime minister today vowed to pull troops out of Afghanistan in 2011, the first time he has set a deadline for Canadian soldiers to leave the war-torn country.

Prime minister Stephen Harper said Canadians do not want to keep soldiers in Afghanistan beyond then, and 10 years of war is enough.

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