Terps

The Taliban Dept: Now, the government is easing the rules, saying they were too restrictive, according to Globe and Mail. Terps, as they are known by soldiers, were routinely threatened, harassed and intimidated by the Taliban and but two-thirds of those who applied were turned away by the time the program closed last September because the government said they didn't meet the qualifications. Thousands of young men found work during the war with Western forces, despite the fact that doing so was akin to having a bull s-eye painted on their backs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.