Canadian Troops Start Arriving For Training Mission

The initial Canadian troops personnel who are set to train Afghan security forces have arrived in Afghanistan, reports the Canadian Press.

Most of the 950 Canadian trainers will be deployed in Kabul. Ninety medical and military police advisers will be stationed in Mazar-e-Sharif, in the north and 15 troops will operate out of NATO's regional training center in the western city of Herat, according to a government statement.

Around one-third of the total Canadian training force...