Unwinnable Peace

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Publication Year:
2024

ISBN-13: 9781990160356

<p><i>Canada&#8217;s longest war (2001-2014) pushed military, diplomatic, judicial and humanitarian organizations to their limits. Was it all in vain?</i></p><p>Based on interviews with twenty-one key decision-makers and participants, many of whom are speaking publicly for the first time, <i>Unwinnable Peace</i> recounts the personal and professional challenges faced by individuals deeply committed to securing and rebuilding Kandahar province.</p><ul>&#10;&#9;<li>Diplomats planting seeds of democracy in a society dominated by warlords</li>&#10;&#9;<li>Aid workers bringing relief and development to shattered communities</li>&#10;&#9;<li>Mounties struggling to improve a corrupt and illiterate police force</li>&#10;&#9;<li>A young foreign service officer who suffered life-changing injuries</li>&#10;&#9;<li>Prison experts bringing international standards to a jail used to torture</li>&#10;&#9;<li>The Canadian and Afghan generals who fought the Taliban</li>&#10;&#9;<li>The Afghan&#8211;Canadian who risked his life to govern the Province of Kandahar</li>&#10;&#9;<li>Interpreters desperate to save their families from retribution</li>&#10;</ul><p>These are the men and women who are still struggling to reconcile their sacrifices with the eventual Taliban victory.</p><p>A veteran diplomat, the author combines his personal experiences with those of his colleagues (Afghan and Canadian) to examine Canada&#8217;s mission to Afghanistan at a human level.</p>