FILE - A Mercedes G Wagon jeep sits on the tarmac at Kabul International Airport on Friday, Mar. 5, 2004. Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor said in May the military was restricting its G-Wagons to the Canadian compound in Kandahar after the lightly armoured vehicles proved highly vulnerable to roadside attacks in Afghanistan. But newly released records indicate the minister’s announcement came as a complete surprise to military commanders, who continue to use G-Wagons in dangerous convoys. (CP PICTURE ARCHIVE/Les Perreaux)