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History Afghan War (2001-)

Australia and Canada in Afghanistan

Perspectives on a Mission

edited by Jack Cunningham & William Maley

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
May 2015
Category
Afghan War (2001-), Canada, Australia & New Zealand
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781459731257
    Publish Date
    May 2015
    List Price
    $28.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459731271
    Publish Date
    May 2015
    List Price
    $9.99

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Afghanistan is a long way from both Canada and Australia, but from 2001, fate conspired to bring the three countries together. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Australia and Canada joined the U.S. and other Western allies in attacking al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan.

Operation Enduring Freedom began on October 4, 2001, but this was only the beginning of a much longer engagement in Afghanistan for both Canada and Australia, with a legacy much more ambiguous than the initial campaign had promised.

Australia and Canada in Afghanistan: Perspectives on a Mission offers twelve essays from distinguished experts and decision-makers involved in the war. Wide-ranging in scope, their work offers fresh analyses of the Afghan War and on Australia’s and Canada’s contributions to it.

About the authors

Jack Cunningham is the program coordinator of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at the University of Toronto. He lives in Toronto.

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William Maley is Professor of Diplomacy at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Australian National University. He is an expert in Afghan politics, refugee issues, and modern diplomacy. He is a member of the Order of Australia and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. He lives in Canberra, Australia.

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