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<strong>Title: </strong> <a href="/link.php?id=33009" target="_blank">Layton encouraged by military-Taliban dialogue</a> (click to view)

<strong>Category:</strong> <a href="/news/topic/1-political" target="_blank">Political</a>
<strong>Posted By: </strong> <a href="/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&username=WDHIII" target="_blank">WDHIII</a>
<strong>Date: </strong> 2008-05-03 09:47:11
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/ ... 62376.html
Defence Minister Peter MacKay is denying reports from Afghanistan that Canadian soldiers are reaching out to members of the Taliban in order to establish peace in the war-torn country.

According to Misha Glenny in his interview on CBC's The Current:
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2008/200805/20080501.html
Canadian troops are facing a resurgent Taliban, which is financing itself from poppy sales to the tune of $10 million a month. That's $1.2 billion a year, and increasing. What funding does Canada provide to our "adventure" in Afghanistan?