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Tim Hortons to open in Kandahar Move follows call by top soldier Mar. 8, 2006. 02:46 PM HAMILTON?Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are getting their wish ? Tim Hortons will be serving double-doubles and doughnuts soon enough. After weeks of lobbying by the military, the chain agreed to set up a coffee shop to serve soldiers in Kandahar, said Ron Joyce, who co-founded the famous chain in Hamilton in 1964 with NHL player Tim Horton. No timeline has been set but Joyce, who retired and sold his share of the company years ago, says he's been told it will happen "shortly."...