Canada will keep a reduced presence of almost 600 soldiers in Afghanistan until the late summer of 2005, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday. A 600-member armoured reconnaissance squadron, equipped with light-armoured Coyote vehicles, will be sent to replace the current contingent of 1,700 soldiers when their tour of duty ends in August.
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