Tuesday, after he had had a virtual summit with the other G7 leaders, Trudeau promised Canada would stay past the Aug. 31 deadline that the Taliban have said is a “red line” for Western troops to leave Afghanistan.
“We’re going to continue to work every single day … to save as many people as possible,” Trudeau pledged. “Our commitment to Afghanistan doesn’t end when this current phase, this current deadline comes. We will continue to put pressure on the Taliban to allow people to leave the country.
And then, just over a day after his buttery assurance, Canada was gone.
Global Affairs Canada and National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan yanked our remaining soldiers and diplomats. In the middle of the night, the last Canadian rescue flight took off from Kabul.
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