CEFCOM MA - 10.001 - February 25, 2010
OTTAWA – To provide an update on the mission in Afghanistan, the commander of Joint Task Force Afghanistan, Brigadier-General Dan Ménard, will host two separate phone-in teleconferences, one in English followed by one in French, on Friday, February 26, 2010.
What: Brig.-Gen. Ménard will open the teleconference with a statement covering the following topics:
- Progress in achieving the “ring of stability” around Kandahar City;
- US forces deployed as part of Task Force Kandahar;
- Phase II of Operation MOSHTARAK, and the Canadian Forces contribution to the operation as a whole; and
- The focus on Task Force Kandahar’s area of operations this summer by ISAF Regional Command (South).
When Brig.-Gen. Ménard has completed his statement, he will take questions on these topics for about 20 minutes.
When to Call:
The English teleconference will begin at 11 a.m. EST. Participants should call in no later than 10:50 a.m. EST. For all callers within North America: 1-800-974-0446. For callers outside North America: 1-416-644-3415
The French teleconference will begin at 11:35 a.m. EST. Participants should call in no later than 11:25 a.m. EST. For all callers within North America: 1-800-814-4860. For callers outside North America: 1-416-644-3416.
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For more information about Joint Task Force Afghanistan, visit the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command website at: http://www.cefcom-comfec.forces.gc.ca/pa-ap/index-eng.asp
For photographs of Brig.-Gen. Ménard, visit the photo gallery of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command website at: http://www.comfec-cefcom.forces.gc.ca/pa-ap/potd/index-eng.asp
