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The people of Kandahar are not asking for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They want Canada’s peace, order, and good government. We’re getting there. But it takes time, Thankfully Afghans are more patient than people back home.” – Gavin Buchan, Director, Foreign Affairs, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, 2006-07

“My soliders got to know every inch of Zharey District and its people. It was our back-yard. We knew it better than the Taliban, especially the foreign fighters. People learned to trust us and started staying in their homes while we rant he enemy out of town.” – Major David Quick, India Company