Within a fortnight of announcing $30 million aid to Afghanistan to promote the rule of law there, Canada Thursday promised an additional $8 million financial assistance for the same purpose .

 

The amount would be used to fund three different projects being implemented by the International Criminal Defense Attorney Association, Rights & Democracy and CANADEM, said the announcement made by Canadian Minister for International Cooperation.

 

"Canada 's funding will help extend the scope of legal-judicial reform in Afghanistan to reach the most disadvantaged, including women and some of the most vulnerable elements of the society," he said.

 

The fresh Canadian aid has been welcomed by the Afghan Ambassador to Canada, Omar Samad .

Ottawa – Statement by Omar Samad, Ambassador of Afghanistan to Canada:

“I express my deep sorrow for the losses sustained by NATO’s Canadian forces in Southern Afghanistan today.

On this very sad day for the families and friends of the Canadian victims of this act of terror, Afghans who oppose the fanatic killers, share in your grief.

The six brave Canadian soldiers and an Afghan interpreter, who lost their lives as a result of a roadside bomb in Kandahar Province, did not die in vain, nor did they die for the wrong mission.