Then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan relayed information to the Canadian Armed Forces about how to help rescue Sikhs in Afghanistan while troops were trying to get Canadians out of Kabul as it was falling to the Taliban in August 2021.Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan said that, as defence minister, he relayed information to the Canadian Armed Forces about how to rescue Sikhs in Afghanistan as Kabul was falling to the Taliban.
He said he provided the information "through the appropriate chain of command to assist the group of Afghan Sikhs who had been determined eligible for evacuation." The Globe and Mail said some of its military sources felt "Sajjan was out of line in pressing Canadian special forces to rescue the Afghan Sikhs" because the operation involved "intense planning and it meant fewer soldiers were available to screen people awaiting the last flights out of Kabul."
"It does sadden me to be answering this question when it was clear Sikhs and other minorities were part of government policy to support and assist vulnerable Afghans. I can only surmise that if I did not wear a turban, no one would question whether my actions were appropriate," Sajjan said in his media statement.
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