Task Force Kandahar
| Task Force Kandahar | |
|---|---|
 |
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| Active | 2005–2011 |
| Country |
 Canada USA
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| Allegiance |
 NATO
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| Role | Combat operations |
| Part of | Regional Command South |
| Headquarters | Kandahar Airfield |
| Commanders | |
| Commander TF 5-10 | Brigadier-General Dean Milner |
| Insignia | |
| TF 5-08 |  |
Task Force Kandahar (TFK) was the formation conducting the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Kandahar Province under ISAF Regional Command South. When it concluded its mission in summer 2011, the formation included a Canadian Forces battle group, three U.S. Army battalions (two of infantry and one of military police), an engineer regiment, a signal squadron, Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams (OMLTs), and contributions to Operational Mentor and Advisory Teams (OMATs) and the Police Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (P-OMLT).
On 29 November 2005, the Canadian base Camp Julien in southwest Kabul officially closed.Canadian Forces (CF) components that were in Kabul under Operation Athena were relocated to Kandahar as part of the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism known as Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The Canadian component was initially designated Operation Archer. The Canadian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) had already been at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar since August 2005. The PRT integrated elements from the Canadian Forces (CF), Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
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