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Flora's Mission

CBC News: Sunday's Carole MacNeil journeys to Afghanistan to see if there is more to this story than troops, poverty and terrorism. This feature documentary goes beyond the military perspective, and explores the efforts of humanitarians, like former foreign affairs minister and Future Generation's own Flora MacDonald, working to help rebuild the war-torn nation.

Remarks by the Hon. Flora MacDonald to the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs – Afghanistan

Thank you for your invitation to appear before you today. This is something of a familiar setting for me, although usually I was doing the questioning. This time I would like to talk with you about Afghanistan. In doing so I may say that I have read with care the mandate, as stated in the motion of November 20th, 2007, that you have set for yourselves.

The Outsiders

Set apart by geography and beliefs, oppressed by the Taliban, the Hazara people could be Afghanistan's best hope.

By Phil Zabriskie
Photograph by Steve McCurry

Beyond Kandahar, an oasis

Montreal Gazette
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Byline: Allison Lampert

Adeela lifts the blue burka over her head and rushes into her frigid, one-room home.

She kneels to embrace her five seated children. They are leaning against a pile of blankets in the corner of the room, bare feet tucked under knees, huddling together to keep warm.