Human Rights in Afghanistan

    write a letter to your Member of Parliament and state your position on Canada's role in ensuring that human rights are upheld in Afghanistan.   The Plight of Afghan Women Read the Globe and Mail article, "Plight of Afghan women prompts fresh debate" in the   Step 2: Consider the following prompts: • Canadian armed forces are in Afghanistan to train the Afghan military, to fight the Taliban insurgency, and to help rebuild the country. As of June 2009, 119 Canadian military personnel have been killed in the conflict. Is Canada's military presence in the area justifiable when this loss of life is taken into account? • According to the government website "Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan," the Canadian government will have spent an estimated $11.3 billion dollars on the Afghan war by the year 2011. Is the cost of the war to Canadian taxpayers justified when human rights continue to be violated in Afghanistan? • Should Canada pull its armed forces out of Afghanistan if the human rights of Afghan citizens, especially women, continue to be violated? • What more could Canada do to ensure that the rights of women in Afghanistan are upheld? • What can Canada do to promote democratic principles in Afghanistan?