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Mar 2022

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Introducing our new season… War

About this episode

Narcolords in league with the government. Hundreds of millions of dollars that vanish into thin air. Arrogant decision-making that leads to the deaths of Canadians and Afghans alike. This season of COMMONS will bring you the war stories that Canada wants you to forget.

First episode drops March 30, 2022.

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WAR 1 - Last Plane Out of Kabul

<p>The War in Afghanistan was Canada's longest war. More than 40,000 Canadian troops served. And countless Canadian civilians went to work in the country. But after twenty years, billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives lost, Afghanistan is worse off than before.</p ... Show More

WAR 2 - Lords of War

<p>In the days after 9/11, Canada joined in the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Right away, it became painfully obvious that we didn't understand the country, its people, or its history.</p><p>That would have profound consequences. </p><p>Within months, Canadian spec ... Show More

WAR 3 - Tarnak Farms

<p>Bill Wilson and Chris Kopp were two of the first Canadian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan.</p><p>One night in April 2002, they were at a training exercise at Tarnak Farms, Osama Bin Laden's old hideout outside of Kandahar.</p><p>All of a sudden, they see a blast, and chaos su ... Show More

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