Soldati canadesi del I Battaglione, 22° Reggimento reale, alla cerimonia di consegna della base di Masum Ghar agli americani

Canadian soldiers of Ist Bataillon, Royal 22nd Regiment stand during a ceremony marking the Canadian handover of forward fire base Masum Ghar to U.S. forces in Panjwaii district in Kandahar province southern Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 5, 2011.Canadian combat operations ended this week. Canada will transfer to a non-combat training role with up to 950 soldiers and support staff to train Afghan soldiers and cops in areas of the north, west and Kabul.
(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)