OTTAWA—Canada has quietly contributed $33 million to help establish a new centre in Kabul to treat Afghan vets wounded in that nation’s many years of conflict, the Star has learned. When built, the rehabilitation centre will be the largest and most modern facility of its kind in an impoverished country where injured vets have faced an uphill battle for treatment. “It would dramatically improve the quality of care for ill and injured vets,” said one former soldier who served in Canada’s Afghanistan mission. He said the needs are great in the country, the result of “40 years of war and the remnants of war. News of the contribution comes just days before Toronto plays host to the Invictus Games, sports competitions for military personnel and veterans wounded while on duty.

Source: thestar September 20, 2017 09:56 UTC