Special video report: Leaving Afghanistan

A CBC team, led by Connect' s Mark Kelley,traveled with the Canadian military and visited basesin Afghanistan in late June to get an inside view of the Canadian mission as it winds down and troops prepare to returnhome. Using the links below, view the team's video reports.

June 27: Was it worth it?

In this segment, Mark Kelley looks at Canada's mission in Afghanistan and asks, "Was it worth it?" Hevisits a Forward Operating Base andtalks to soldiers about whether Canada's mission in Afghanistanhas made a difference. Is Afghanistan's militaryready to take over the job of protecting the nation's people? And Romeo Dallaire weighs in on the real cost of war... for soldiers.

He alsotalks to Captain Trevor Greene who was struckin the head with an axein 2006 while talking with a group of elders in Afghanistan. Tonight, Greene opens up about what happened to him, his recovery, and whether his mission was worth it.

June 28: What comes next?

As Canada's combat mission wraps up in Afghanistan, Mark Kelley is theretalking to the soldiers about the mission, the decision to pull out, and what's next for the country they leave behind.In this segment,he is at the the hospital at Kandahar Air Field. That's where Mark spent a day learning first-hand what happens when coalition soldiers encounter this war's deadliest enemy, the IED.

Mark also meets a civilian who deals every day with the sacrifice some Canadian soldier have made. For two years now, she's cleaned and polished the monument at Kandahar Air Field that honoursthose who have died in the war.

June 29: A Soldier's Homecoming

AsCanadian soldiersget ready to pack up and head home, Mark Kelley looks atwhether Afghanistan is ready to take over its own security. Serious doubts were raised June 28 whensuicide bombers attacked the Intercontinental hotel in Kabul, and Mark talks with New York Times Magazine contributor James Traub about the state of the Taliban.

Mark also spends the day with a soldier who's packing his bags and leaving the base. But when our soldiers do come home,what are they coming home to? Tim Laidler served in Afghanistan and knows firsthand what it's like to try and come back and adjust to life back home.

Inportraits of honor, meet a Canadian who has made it his personal mission to never let us forget the soldiers killed in battle. (See thevideo profile of artist Dave Sopha and his project).

June 30: Canada's legacy

Mark Kelleytalks to four soldiers abouthow this war will be remembered.

He alsotalks with Canada's top commander, Brigadier General Dean Milner, about what Canada's legacy in Afghanistan will be.

And Mark Kelley goes one-on-one withRick Mercer in Kandahar.

July 1: Canada Day in Afghanistan

Read Mark Kelley's column on Canada Day in Afghanistan.

And watch the video report onCanada Day in Kandahar.