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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WordPress-Image-9-21.jpg2000700Afghanistan is not the war it was two years ago. The conflict has evolved dramatically but subtly, in ways not readily apparent to the casual observer or the Canadian media. Specifically, the effects of the influx of massive numbers of American forces and aid money into an area of operations originally dominated by Canadian efforts […]