CIGI Senior Fellow Mark Sedra interviewed Colonel Roch Lacroix, Deputy Commander of Canadian and NATO Forces in Kandahar Province from February to November 2009, and Tara Denham, Chief of Staff for the Representative of Canada in Kandahar, after they spoke at CIGI in February 2010.
Lacroix and Denham discuss their most pressing challenges in achieving their mandates, the state of the Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan National Army (ANA), Canada’s role in assisting with justice reform, and more. A fascinating look at conditions on the ground featuring two experts with intimate first-hand knowledge of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.