Why are the Canadian soldiers stay in Afghanistan now?

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Answer 1

About 2,500 Canadian soldiers are stationed in Afghanistan, mostly in Kandahar. British, Canadian and Dutch troops make up the bulk of the coalition troops in the province.
With the latest casualties, 66 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have been killed in Afghanistan since the mission started in 2002.
Canada agreed to play a big part in the Afghanistan stabilization force during the tense buildup to the U.S. and British invasion of Iraq. The key component from the outset is the soldiers, who are now mourning their first casualties since arriving to join the NATO stabilization effort in August. But Ottawa's catch phrase for the approach is "Three-D" - defence, but also development and diplomacy. It's a far cry from the classic peacekeeping formula: patrol a line between two warring sides after they agree to stop shooting. For one thing, in Afghanistan there are many more than two sides. For another, beyond the problem of taming the factions of local warlords, tenacious Taliban, and perhaps remnants of al-Qaeda, Afghanistan is just plain poor - desperately so. "What's required is actually getting in and helping rebuild the society," Foreign Minister Bill Graham told Maclean's. "In Afghanistan, we have a co-operative effort between defence, foreign affairs and the Canadian International Development Agency."

It is also a readiness exercise. There is no substitute for combat zone experience to keep an army prepared.

Answer 2

Canada, as a member of the UN, is doing its part in the Afghanistan conflict. I am an American so I don't get the full story of Afghanistan, instead weI hear about Iraq in the news every day..
One thing to mention though is that Canada takes pride in the fact that they are one of the first nations to step up to tackle peace keeping missions when they come up.

Answer 3

Because there are terrorists over there:
http://geo.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/afghanistan/menu-en.aspx