00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.946621 CaOODSP 20250506140328 m o d f cr mn||||||||| 250108s2025 onc ob f000 0 eng d 9780660751467 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- a-af--- D74-43/2025E-PDF Standing together : ensuring fair treatment for Canadian language and cultural advisors who served in Afghanistan. Standing together Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Ombudsman, National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces = Ombudsman, Défense nationale et Forces armées canadiennes, 2025. 1 online resource (iv, 21 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Issued also in French under title: Être solidaire : veiller au traitement équitable des conseillers/conseillères linguistiques et culturels canadiens qui ont servi en Afghanistan. Title from cover. "Submission to the Minister of National Defence from the National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombud." Includes bibliographical references. "Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations in Afghanistan began in December 2001, when Canada joined the NATO International Security Assistance Force. In the decade that followed, more than 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members served in Afghanistan. 158 CAF members and one and one Canadian diplomat lost their lives there. Far more members suffered life-altering injuries including psychological impacts. Dedicated Canadian professionals, including DND civilian employees, supported the CAF operations. One such group included a small, specialized group of Canadians with expertise in Afghan languages and culture, the Language and Cultural Advisors (LCAs). These LCAs were highly valued and essential to CAF operations in Afghanistan, providing an expertise the CAF did not have within their ranks. This report reflects the experiences recounted to our office by 19 former LCAs who contacted us for assistance. Their protracted struggle to access care and support for injuries incurred as a result of their work alongside the CAF in Afghanistan has prompted this review. …"--Introduction, page 3. Canada. Canadian Armed Forces Personnel management. Canada. Canadian Armed Forces Civilian employees Medical care. Canada. Department of National Defence Officials and employees Medical care. Afghan War, 2001-2021 Participation, Canadian. Complaints (Administrative procedure) Canada. Office of the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman, issuing body. Être solidaire : (CaOODSP)9.946623 PDF 641 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/mdn-dnd/D74-43-2025-eng.pdf HTML N/A https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics/investigative-reports/standing-together-lcas/report.html