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Richa, it is important to note that the Afghanistan mission was agreed upon by Jean Chretien, not Stephen Harper. In other words, it was an agreement made by the Liberals while they were in power, first Chretien and then Paul Martin. Harper was not even keen on being in Afghanistan - it was made very clear when he came into power in 2006 and one of his promises was to remove the troops in Afghanistan by 2011. However, due to pressure from NATO and the US, he reluctantly agreed to extend Canada's mission in Afghanistan till 2014 even though 60% of Canadians were against it.