Afghanistan's Ambassador to Canada Says Afghans Want Canada to Remain

Do Afghans want a Canadian role in Afghanistan post-2011? "Absolutely," says Afghanistan's Ambassador to Canada Jawed Ludin.

NATO wants you to stay. The Americans want you to stay. But if the Canadian troops leave Afghanistan (Kandahar) there is no question they will be missed by Afghans more than anyone else. It is there where they've served and they've fought and some of them have laid down their lives...

If Afghans had the choice, We would like to see Canada remain in the picture strongly as it has been, but mainly focusing on reconstruction and training of the Afghan troops, police and the army...

For you and for the US, it may be a question of your security and international commitment. For us, it's a question of life and death. A question of our future.