Canadian military officials wanted diplomat Richard Colvin to be pulled from his posting in Afghanistan because they didn't like what he was writing, documents show.

Mr. Colvin is a Foreign Affairs officer who has said the Canadian government turned a blind eye to the risks of torture facing prisoners its soldiers captured in Afghanistan. His testimony before a parliamentary committee reignited the long simmering debate over Canada's practice of turning over suspects to the torture-prone Afghan intelligence service.

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