Canada to stage mock Afghan attack in Washington

Civilians and leaders will be killed in Washington by the Taliban but don't worry it is just a mock exercise by the Canadian forces and embassy.

‘If this works the way I want it to, more Americans will know what Canada is doing in Afghanistan,’ says Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas Martin, a military attaché at the Canadian embassy, according to the Globe and Mail. In the coming weeks, Canada will stage a mock attack in Washington that is supposed to be carried out by the Taliban in an Afghanistan village, which is courtesy of the Canadian forces. At least four times over the next couple of weeks, simulated IED attacks will occur and the Canadian military will send in a medic to save a crippled civilian from the explosion. The mock village, with Canadian military personnel, will be set in the courtyard of the Canadian embassy, which is halfway between the Capitol and the White House. Colonel Martin Hopes and US Marines will arrive just in time as the IED blows up the village leader and immediately the injured civilian will receive first aid help from the Canadian forces, ‘It should provide the full flavour of hyper-realistic training. Absolutely, you are going to hear it out on Pennsylvania Avenue.’ Top United States military and government officials are expected to attend the event hosted by the Canadian embassy, which is an effort to attract attention by the general public in order to shed light on Canada’s efforts in the region. Col. Hopes told the Globe and Mail, ‘Unfortunately there are still a lot of Americans … who don't know about how great the Canadian commitment is.’ Between scheduled IED attacks at noon and 2 p.m. on September 23, 2009, there will be a luncheon hosted by Ambassador Said Jaward, who is Kabul’s envoy to Washington. The simulated attacks are the main highlights of the conference however, other pressing issues will be discussed such as the difficulties of training police by American and Canadian officers, pre-deployment training that would try to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder and such other issues facing the reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.