I knew that there were Canadians in Afghanistan but I honestly just thought they were acting as UN Peacekeepers which has been there usual MO post-Korea. No disrespect meant, I actually collect military medals awarded to Canadians mainly due to having Canadian ancestry on my mother's side.
I honestly just thought they were acting as UN Peacekeepers
Afghanistan was not a peacekeeping mission. Peacekeeping is when you get between two or more sides and stop them fighting. We were on one of the sides. It was us, the rest of the coalition and Afghan government forces vs the Taliban, Al Qaeda and affiliated groups.
I knew that there were Canadians in Afghanistan but I honestly just thought they were acting as UN Peacekeepers which has been there usual MO post-Korea. No disrespect meant, I actually collect military medals awarded to Canadians mainly due to having Canadian ancestry on my mother's side.
Afghanistan was not a peacekeeping mission. Peacekeeping is when you get between two or more sides and stop them fighting. We were on one of the sides. It was us, the rest of the coalition and Afghan government forces vs the Taliban, Al Qaeda and affiliated groups.