Canada and Afghanistan

Afghanistan: 2001, according to Times Colonist. December: Canada establishes military presence in Afghanistan with the arrival of about 40 troops from Joint Task Force 2 JTF2 , a secretive special forces unit and A chronology of key dates spanning Canada military mission in Afghanistan: Oct. 7: Prime Minister Jean Chretien announces Canada participation in an international anti-terrorism mission in Afghanistan (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.