War museum exhibit looks at Canada`s military role in Afghanistan

Friday December 29, 2006 (2331 PST)

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OTTAWA: The Canadian War Museum has developed an exhibition focusing on Canada`s military role in Afghanistan, to open Feb. 9.

"Afghanistan: A Glimpse of War" will offer "a glimpse of a current conflict, one involving Canadians in the type of heavy combat we have not seen since the Korean War," said Joe Geurts, museum director and CEO.

"By presenting an exhibition that deals with such an important and timely issue, the war museum hopes it will help Canadians see that history is dynamic and that it is being shaped every day."

The exhibition is based on photographs, video and news reports in Afghanistan by journalists Stephen Thorne of The Canadian Press and Garth Pritchard, a freelance documentary filmmaker.

It looks at the personal experiences of Canadian soldiers as well as the lives of Afghans, the museum said.

The exhibition will also profile the conflict in Afghanistan, from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to the deployment of troops in the region and current operations.

Artifacts to be displayed include wreckage from a Canadian military vehicle destroyed by a roadside bomb, as well as a piece of aircraft wreckage from the World Trade Centre terrorist attack.

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