3. Defence, Diplomacy, Development (2003–2006)

This episode includes accounts of grievous injury. Canada’s forces relocate to Camp Julien in Kabul as NATO takes responsibility for the International Security Assistance Force. Here, Canadian troops train Afghan forces, patrol in and around Kabul, and build relationships with the local community.  Afghanistan successfully elects a president and parliament. Ongoing Taliban resistance, including mine strikes and Afghanistan's first suicide bombing, challenge optimistic expectations of progress. In 2005, Canada begins to redeploy to Kandahar Province, a large and geographically diverse area rife with insurgency. The assassination of diplomat Glyn Berry, IED attacks, and suicide bombings complicate Canada’s diplomatic and development efforts, forcing the military to focus on security and counterinsurgency. Read more Canadian War Museum: “Combat and diplomacy: Canada in Afghanistan, 2003-2006” Oral histories In Their Own Voices Paul Franklin – Transcript Shannon Glenney – Transcript Sarah Heer – Transcript Meghan Myres – Transcript Credits The Long War: Canada in Afghanistan is a podcast by the Canadian War Museum.  Narrator: Anna Maria Tremonti  Historian: Andrew Burtch Producers: Lisa Gabriele and Neil Morrison Associate Producer: Hailey Choi Mixing: Cameron McIver Executive Producers: Jenny Ellison and Steve McCullough Text editors: Shannon Moore and Pascal Scallon-Chouinard  The podcast cover image shows private Michael Kubis of The Royal Canadian Regiment standing in a cloud of dust moments after the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Panjwaii District, Kandahar, in 2010. Photo: Louie Palu. Many voices heard in The Long War come from the Canadian War Museum’s oral history project, In Their Own Voices: Stories from Canadian Veterans and Their Loved Ones. Both of these projects have been generously funded by donors including the A. Britton Smith Family; the Azrieli Foundation; Arthur B.C. Drache, C.M., K.C., and Judy Young Drache; The Royal Canadian Legion; The Legion National Foundation; Friends of the Canadian War Museum; the Crabtree Foundation; Robert Stollery, in honour of his service in the Second World War; Colonel (Ret’d) Stanley A. Milner, O.C., A.O.E., M.S.M., C.D., LL.D.; and individuals from across Canada.