Canadian War Museum

The Long War: Canada in Afghanistan

No. of episodes

9

Latest episode

2026-10-29

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Twenty-five years ago, Canada went to war in Afghanistan. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, Canada joined a coalition to pursue al-Qaeda and unseat the Taliban.

The consequences of the war in Afghanistan continue to ripple through our politics, the military, and the lives of those who served. The Long War: Canada in Afghanistan tells their stories. We examine why Canada went to war in Afghanistan, what happened there, and the war’s complicated legacy.

The Long War: Canada in Afghanistan is a podcast by the Canadian War Museum.

• Narrator: Anna Maria Tremonti
• Historian: Andrew Burtch
• Producers: Lisa Gabriele and Neil Morrison
• Associate producer: Hailey Choi
• Mixing: Cameron McIver
• Executive producers: Jenny Ellison and Steve McCullough

Many voices heard in The Long War came from the Canadian War Museum’s oral history project In Their Own Voices: Stories from Canadian Veterans and Their Loved Ones. Both these projects are generously funded by donors including the A. Britton Smith Family; the Azrieli Foundation; Arthur B.C. Drache, C.M., K.C., and Judy Young Drache; The Royal Canadian Legion; The Legion National Foundation; Friends of the Canadian War Museum; the Crabtree Foundation; Robert Stollery, in honour of his service in the Second World War; Colonel (Ret’d) Stanley A. Milner, O.C., A.O.E., M.S.M., C.D., LL.D.; and individuals from across Canada.