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Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday that Canada's military participation in Afghanistan is necessary to make the world safer and help eliminate the terror behind the Sept. 11 attacks.

Harper made his televised address on the fifth anniversary of the attacks from the Hall of Honour in Parliament. He was flanked by relatives of some of the 24 Canadians killed in the U.S. five years ago, as well as relatives of Canadian soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan.

"I asked them to join me, because words alone are not enough to express what needs to be said today," Harper said.

Characterizing the Taliban as a source of the Sept. 11 terror and a "brutal regime," the prime minister twice referred to United Nations support for the operation there, as well as connecting it to Canada's historical role during times of international conflict.

"We are a country that has always accepted its responsibility in the world," Harper said, referring to Canada's participation in the two world wars and conflicts in Korea and the Balkans.

"As the events of September 11 so clearly illustrate, the horrors of the world will not go away if we turn a blind eye to them, no matter how far off they may be," he added.

Canadian heroes lauded

Harper said that despite its horrors, the fateful day led to acts of greatness and generosity, citing the hosting of air passengers who had flights diverted across Canada in the wake of the attacks.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was at one of those locations on Monday, thanking Nova Scotians and Canadians for their effort five years ago.

Harper asserted that because of Canada's contribution to the coalition effort in Afghanistan the Taliban were in retreat, the status of women in the country has improved, and crucial infrastructure was being built or rebuilt.

"There are Canadian heroes being made every day in the mountains and deserts of southern Afghanistan," he said.

There are currently over 2,000 Canadian troops in Afghanistan, a mission in which thousands of soldiers have participated since it began in 2002.

The government has faced criticism from opposition members over the lack of debate prior to the extension of the commitment in Afghanistan to 2009, and the toll resulting from a summer of heavy fighting.

In all, 32 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have died since the mission to Afghanistan began in 2002, with nearly half of the casualties occurring in the last two months.

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