Keywords: Foot patrol in Panjwayi district DVIDS495858.jpg en Master Cpl Anouk Beauvais of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team gives hand shakes to Afghan girls during a foot patrol in Panjwayi district Afghanistan The goal of the patrol was to see the needs and living condition of the local population The KPRT consists of Canadian forces members a civilian police contingent led by the RCMP Correctional Services Canada representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Canadian International Development Agency The KPRT conducts coordinated interdepartmental operations to promote good governance assists the Government of Afghanistan in extending its authority in the province of Kandahar and facilitates the development of a stable secure and self-sustaining environment for the people of Afghanistan Joint Task Force Afghanistan is Canada's military contribution to Afghanistan Canadian operations will focus on working with Afghan authorities to improve security governance and economic development in the country The Canadian Forces contribution in Afghanistan comprises over 2 500 soldiers most of whom serve with JTF-Afg at Kandahar Airfield and Camp Nathan Smith Canada's Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar City Additional personnel are assigned to various military headquarters support bases and civilian organizations 2008-04-30 Photo by Cpl Simon Duchesne KPRT Photographer https //www dvidshub net/image/495858 080430-D-+++++-002 2011-12-07 17 24 PANJWAYI AF PD-USGov Kandahar International Airport Kandahar Province Camp Nathan Smith Girls of Afghanistan Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |