Canadian Security Force to Stay In Afghanistan beyond August 31 Deadline: PM Trudeau

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Trudeau announced that his government would pressurise the Taliban to allow the people to leave Afghanistan and assured that he will work with other G7 nations to rescue as many people as possible. 

 

On Tuesday (August 24), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would keep its military personnel in Afghanistan despite the deadline of August 31 set by the Taliban.

 

Trudeau announced that his government would pressurise the Taliban to allow the people to leave Afghanistan. The Canadian Prime Minister has assured that he will work with other G7 nations to rescue as many people as possible. 

 

"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," Trudeau said.

 

"We're going to continue to work every single day to get as many people out alongside our allies. The commitment by our fellow G7 nations is clear: we're all going to work together to save as many people as possible," he added.

 

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