Unwinnable Peace

<p>Canada’s longest war (2001-2014) pushed military, diplomatic, judicial and humanitarian organizations to their limits. Was it all in vain?</p> <p>Based on interviews with twenty-one key decision-makers and participants, many of whom are speaking publicly for the first time, <i>Unwinnable Peace</i> recounts the personal and professional challenges faced by individuals deeply committed to securing and rebuilding Kandahar province.</p> <ul> <li>Diplomats planting seeds of democracy in a society dominated by warlords</li> <li>Aid workers bringing relief and development to shattered communities</li> <li>Mounties struggling to improve a corrupt and illiterate police force</li> <li>A young foreign service officer who suffered life-changing injuries</li> <li>Prison experts bringing international standards to a jail used to torture</li> <li>The Canadian and Afghan generals who fought the Taliban</li> <li>The Afghan–Canadian who risked his life to govern the Province of Kandahar</li> <li>Interpreters desperate to save their families from retribution</li> </ul> <p>These are the men and women who are still struggling to reconcile their sacrifices with the eventual Taliban victory.</p> <p>A veteran diplomat, the author combines his personal experiences with those of his colleagues (Afghan and Canadian) to examine Canada’s mission to Afghanistan at a human level.</p>