Well another week has passed in Afghanistan, making it the longest war in modern history. However it is another week closer to the return of our battle weary troops. InSha Allah as the saying goes in the Muslim World.
A fact that many people who have not served in the military, or those who really do not pay attention to it. Has to do with compensation. This has been going on for centuries, In fact during the Cold War we always had a team of engineers and damage experts check out areas that were used in training. For example a squadron of tanks may have used a field for a resting point. The resulting damages to crops and the earth churned up, were assesed by the damge teams and compensation was paid out. In some countries the damages assessed were outrageous. For examole the running over of a chicken was normally compensated on the age and egg producing years this hen may have had in front of her.
Now Afhanistan dirt and farms are costing us millions, no we are not talking about property prices in Toronto but in the arid scavenged land of Afghanistan.
| Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press
General denies Kandahar offensive caused $100M in damagesKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — By building a road, Canadian troops may have burned some bridges.
The commander of all NATO forces in southern Afghanistan says a major Canadian construction project is partly to blame for a recent slew of property-damage claims.
The road Canadian troops are carving through the horn of Panjwaii is part of a much larger military effort in Kandahar province. This week, a delegation of Afghan government officials claimed the offensive has come at an astronomical cost: upwards of $100 million in damaged fruit crops, livestock and property
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Amazing how such a poor country could have such a high value on Dirt.
Good Luck to the PEI Rockets on their Support the Troops Game tonight in Charlottetown.
Please Show support for our Troops and their families.
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
