Prime Minister Stephen Harper : ` ` We are not going to ever defeat the Taliban '' Canada 's parliament has voted to pull its troops from Afghanistan by 2011 . Harper says he supports President Obama 's ` ` renewed commitment to Afghanistan '' `` We are not going to ever defeat the insurgency , '' Stephen Harper told CNN 's Fareed Zakaria in an interview that aired Sunday . ` But Harper says he wo n't recommit more troops until there 's a clear plan for leaving .
Prime Minister Stephen Harper : ` ` We are not going to ever defeat the Taliban '' Canada 's parliament has voted to pull its troops from Afghanistan by 2011 . Harper says he supports President Obama 's ` ` renewed commitment to Afghanistan '' But Harper says he wo n't recommit more troops until there 's a clear plan for leaving .