Heartbreaking for Military Who Served in Afghanistan to See Taliban in Power: Anand

Heartbreaking for Military Who Served in Afghanistan to See Taliban in Power: Anand
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 9, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Defence Minister Anita Anand has said it is “heartbreaking” for members of Canada’s armed forces who served in Afghanistan to see the Taliban back in power.

But Anand told a special Parliamentary committee on Afghanistan on Monday that Canada’s armed forces helped give a generation of Afghans access to school, university and health care.