Canada plans Afghan withdrawal

TORONTO – Canada has begun preparations to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2011.

Maj. Cindy Tessier said Friday that the chief of Defense staff, Gen. Walter Natynczyk, has ordered preparations to get under way that would see Canada's 2,800 troops removed from southern Afghanistan in the summer of 2011.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has said it will not extend Canada's military mission even if President Barack Obama asks.

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