Harper Gives Bush Ultimatum on Canadian Troops in Afghanistan By Alexandre Deslongchamps
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told U.S. President George W. Bush by telephone today he'll pull Canada's troops from Afghanistan next year if the North Atlantic Treaty Organization doesn't provide more help.
Harper told Bush NATO must provide about 1,000 more troops in the Kandahar region as well as additional military equipment, according to Sandra Buckler, a spokeswoman for the prime minister. The conditions were first recommended by a government-commissioned panel on Jan. 22.