By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Canada's foreign minister said Wednesday that Canada won't remain in Afghanistan beyond its 2011 commitment even if Barack Obama, the US president-elect, asks for an extension.
The American president-elect has promised to add 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan and there are reports that he'll ask NATO allies to send more soldiers.
Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said that Canada will be withdrawing troops as planned and that Canada's position won't change.
"We will be withdrawing our troops in 2011," Cannon told The Associated Press.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said Canadians do not have the appetite to keep their soldiers in Afghanistan beyond a total of 10 years. Canada has lost 97 soldiers and one diplomat in Afghanistan.
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