[antiwar-van] *Dec.1st* MAWO Forum on Afghanistan War Extension & NATO Summit

[Kira Koshelanyk]

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PUBLIC FORUM:



Recent Decisions at NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal & Extension of Canadian 

Mission in Afghanistan Beyond 2011:

What is the Meaning of these Decisions for Us and the People of AFGHANISTAN?



WEDNESDAY December 1, 2010

7pm

Joe's Cafe ~ in the Large North Hall

1150 Commercial Drive (at William St.)

Vancouver, Canada



On November 10th, 2010 the government of Canada announced the extension of the 

presence of Canadian troops in Afghanistan beyond 2011 – the previously promised 

end date. This decision was part of a new division of labour among imperialist 

forces and the recent NATO summit which had a main focus of Afghanistan.  



On November 19th and 20th, 2010 the 22nd summit of the NATO member states was 

held in Lisbon, Portugal. Looking for a way out of the mess they created in 

Afghanistan, the summit ended with an official declaration that NATO troops will 

be withdrawn from the country and replaced by Afghan security forces by 2014. 

However, this new withdrawal date is once again described as ‘condition-based’ 

and not ‘calendar-driven.’ As conditions continually worsen for both Afghans and 

the occupation forces after more than 9 years of constant war, the decisions 

made at this summit raise many questions about the future of Afghanistan:



>>What are the prospects for Afghanistan with an extended NATO withdrawal date?

>>Why is Afghanistan NATO’s central issue?

>>Who is the problem in Afghanistan and why is there such a strong resistance to 

the occupation?



> Screening 45 minutes of documentary and news clips followed by speaker and 

discussion



Speaker: Janine Solanki, Executive Committee member and Outreach coordinator of 

Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO).



For Facebook Event:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157526557625152&index=1 



To See Poster:

http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/101201forum.pdf



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