English/Anglais
IS2007-1002
28 March 2007
Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar
Major Richard Collin, the Commander of the Force Protection (FP) Company from the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (KPRT), keeps watch outside a compound in the village of Rawani, south of Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The FP Company provides a security perimeter so members of the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) team can work to assess the community needs.
The KPRT is an integral part of the Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-AFG), which is Canada’s military contribution to Afghanistan. Canadian operations will focus on working with Afghan authorities to improve security, governance and economic development.
About 2500 members of the Canadian Forces (CF) are currently serving as part of TF-AFG. They play a key role in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force mission whose goal is to improve the security situation in Afghanistan and assist in rebuilding the country.
Photo by Sgt Roxanne Clowe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
French/Français
IS2007-1002
28 mars 2007
Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar
Le Major Richard Collin, commandant de la compagnie de protection de la force (PF) de lâÃquipe provinciale de reconstruction de Kandahar (EPRK), monte la garde devant une enceinte, dans le village de Rawani, au sud de Kandahar, en Afghanistan. La compagnie de PF assure un périmètre de sécurité afin que les membres de lâéquipe de coopération civilo-militaire (COCIM) puissent travailler à évaluer les besoins de la collectivité.
LâEPR fait partie intégrante de la Force opérationnelle interarmées en Afghanistan (FOIA), qui constitue la contribution militaire canadienne aux efforts déployés en Afghanistan. Les opérations canadiennes sont axées sur la collaboration avec les autorités afghanes en matière dâamélioration de la sécurité, de la gouvernance et du développement économique.
Quelque 2 500 membres des Forces canadiennes (FC) font actuellement partie de la FOIA. Ils jouent un rôle clé dans la Force internationale dâassistance à la sécurité, dirigée par lâOTAN, qui vise à améliorer la situation de sécurité en Afghanistan et à contribuer à la reconstruction du pays.
Photo : Sgt Roxanne Clowe, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes
English/Anglais
IS2007-1003
28 March 2007
Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar
Sergeant John Sloan, a Reservist with1 Royal Newfoundland Regiment, based out of at St. Johnâs, Newfoundland, has âChiâ with elders in the village of Rawani, south of Kandahar City. Sgt. Sloan is a Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) operator working at the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (KPRT) in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. He went to the village of Rawani to assess the communityâs needs.
The KPRT is an integral part of the Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-AFG), which is Canada’s military contribution to Afghanistan. Canadian operations will focus on working with Afghan authorities to improve security, governance and economic development.
About 2500 members of the Canadian Forces (CF) are currently serving as part of TF-AFG. They play a key role in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force mission whose goal is to improve the security situation in Afghanistan and assist in rebuilding the country.
Photo by Sgt Roxanne Clowe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera