OTTAWA –Commander Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-Afg), Brigadier-General (BGen) Dan Menard, will host two separate phone-in teleconferences; one in English followed by one in French on Tuesday December 22, 2009 to provide an update on the mission in Afghanistan.
What: BGen Menard will address the following topics: the recent shift in the Canadian Area of Operations; US forces under Canadian command; and Task Force Kandahar successes and challenges. Once complete, he will entertain questions regarding these topics for approximately 20 minutes.
How: Media may join the teleconference via telephone at the following numbers: for all calls within North America 1-800-814-4859 or 1-416-644-3414 for calls from outside North America.
When: Media are asked to phone in no later than 10:15 a.m EST for a 10:30 a.m. EST start for the English teleconference and 11:00 am for an 11:15 a.m. EST start for the French teleconference.
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Notes to Editors: The English teleconference will begin at 10:30 a.m. EST. The French teleconference will begin at approximately 11:15 a.m. EST.
No individual interviews will be granted following the phone-in teleconference.
