Brig.-Gen. David Fraser said Taliban militants are testing the courage and resolve of Canadian troops… Lieut. Mark MacIntyre, a military spokesman, told CBC Newsworld on Monday that Canada is not reconsidering its commitment to the mission in Afghanistan…
On Saturday, Lieut. Trevor Greene was attacked by an axe-wielding Taliban militant. He was ambushed at a meeting with village elders at Gumbad, about 70 kilometres north of Kandahar.
When the attacker was shot dead by Canadian soldiers, an exchange of gunfire and a grenade attack followed. No other Canadians were hurt in the incident, but Canadian officers later said the entire village had clearly been aware of the ambush in advance.
