A BC veteran who has toured twice Afghanistan Is criticizing the federal government’s efforts to evacuate the Afghans in Canada who are in trouble because Taliban Strengthen domestic control.
“Incompetent. They have been warned for months. Years, actually,” Cpl said. Trevor Street (retired), he was in Afghanistan in 2006 and again worked with the Seaforth Highlanders in 2009-2010.
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“The veterans community has been yelling at them about this, to let our people go, they will face retaliation. They will not do anything until the last minute.”
Canada has vowed to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that the country’s evacuation will be completed “in the next few days.”
The United States has announced that it will comply with the August 31 deadline to leave the country, ending the evacuation of air bridges in 13 countries.
Who is Trudeau Seek re-electionSaid that after that, Canada will continue to cooperate with the international community to pressure the Taliban to keep as many people as possible safe.
Street stated that he believes these efforts have many shortcomings and are an insult to the Afghans who risked their lives to support Canada and the coalition forces during the war.
“We have a responsibility to take care of these people,” he said.
“In this case, my biggest fear is of course the mass and systematic killing of these people. It may not happen immediately, but even if it has no strategic value, retaliation is a priority for the Taliban,” he added.
“I think these people who are left behind will be investigated one by one, and the fabricated charges will be dragged into the kangaroo court and then executed.”
He said that not only are those directly working with the coalition in danger, but their entire families may also face retaliation.
On Tuesday, Canada dispatched its largest batch of evacuees to date, airlifting 535 people on a crowded flight.
However, this effort started slowly.Trudeau accused the Taliban of preventing people from entering the airport, but some people working on the ground in Afghanistan Say that lack of information can also cause problems.
Over time, Street stated that Canada has a moral responsibility to save as many Afghan partners as possible.
“We should have extracted these people along with their families long ago,” he said.
“We are the second largest country in the world, and no one can tell me that we have no place to accommodate them.”
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