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Going To Canada: Canadian Soldiers

Sharifi Dept: Whether he was pinned down for days in an ambush, stinking of his own sweat and fear, or enduring the dagger stares of Taliban prisoners under questioning by Canadians, the reassuring promises were always the same, according to The Star. He took that as a promise. It’s one Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government hasn’t kept and kANDAHAR—Sayed Shah Sharifi heard a lot of reassuring words from Canadian soldiers during the three years he served under fire, or constant threat of Taliban retaliation, as a battlefield interpreter. “Most of them were always telling us, ‘You guys are lucky. You guys are going to Canada. The Canadian government is starting a process that will get you into Canada in a month!’ “said Sharifi, 23. As reported in the news.
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