Canadian takes over in southern Afghanistan

A Canadian general took charge of coalition troops in southern Afghanistan today, promising to carry on with the war against insurgents that killed 17 U.S. soldiers in the region last year.

Brigadier-General David Fraser promised that his new multinational brigade, including 2,200 Canadians, will carry on the same work U.S. Task Force Bayonet accomplished in southern Afghanistan - hunting down insurgents and encouraging reconstruction efforts.

Afganistan is again the world leader in Opium production.