About the author...

Kelly Hayes is a veteran journalist and the Video Producer/Chief Correspondent for Castanet Media.

Hayes' most recent international and national news coverage include the Haiti Earthquake and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

He's now in Kandahar, Afghanistan, embedded with the Canadian Forces.

"As a journalist and Canadian citizen, the war in Afghanistan has been on my radar for quite some time. I grew up watching the Russians fighting in Afghanistan only to withdraw. Canada joined in 2001 when the U.S. launched its war against terrorism. Canada has since invested billions of dollars and sacrificed dozens of lives. But has it been worth it? That's what I hope to find out."