(John D McHugh/AFP/Getty Images)Īddressing one portion of his remarks to members of the military and to the families of the 158 Canadian soldiers who died in Afghanistan, Sajjan said their sacrifices and contributions to Canada were "extraordinary." Members of the Afghan National Police are seen at a shura (meeting) with soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forces in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, on April 20, 2006. Sajjan would not elaborate on those plans. We do have contingency plans in place to make sure that our personnel are safe." "All I can say is right now, yes, the security situation is deteriorating. "In fact, I have daily briefings on this, and I had one this morning. "We're monitoring the situation extremely closely," Sajjan said during a media availability in South Vancouver. The 'security situation is deteriorating' - SajjanĮarlier Thursday, before the news out of Afghanistan, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan acknowledged that Kandahar - the city Canadians fought and died to protect for five years - could fall. State Department confirmed Garneau spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about Washington's plan to reduce the size of the U.S.
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For security reasons we do not comment on specific operational matters of our missions abroad," said Trudeau in an email late Thursday night. "The security of the Canadian Embassy and the safety of our personnel in Kabul is our top priority.
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Duration 2:03 For many in Canada, the fall of Kandahar is especially bitter because it was a hub for Canada's combat mission and filled with dreams of progress that have now been dashed.Ĭiara Trudeau, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, would not confirm the embassy is in the process of being shut down, but did say that the federal government is closely monitoring the situation and that Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau is "in close coordination with our allies" and the country's ambassador in Afghanistan.