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Kandahar Province

by Richard Tanter — last modified 12-Aug-2007 22:27

The province of Kandahar, and its capital, the city of Kandahar.

General information
Geography
Politics and administration
Military deployments
Security
Social issues
Maps
See also

General information

Kandahar Province, Wikipedia

Kandahar, Wikpedia

Geography

Politics and administration

Five southern governors and PRT leaders

: (Photo by Sergeant Carole Morissette, Canadian Defence.) Five Governors of Afghanistan’s southern provinces held a meeting at the Governor’s Palace in Kandahar City to discuss security, reconstruction and unity of effort. Left to Right: 2nd Mr. Jan Muhamad Akbari (Daikundi Province), 4th Brigadier General David Fraser (Regional Command South Commander), 5th Mr. Dilbar Jan Arman (Zabul Province), 6th Mr. Abdul Hakim Munib (Uruzgan Province), 7th Major General Benjamin (Freakly Commander of Combined Joint Task Force-76), 8th Mr. Asadullah Khalid (Kandahar Province), and 10th Mr. Daud (Helmand Province). Flickr, AR2006-H026-0037a, 25 Apr 2006, http://www.flickr.com/photos/85013738@N00/135957907/.

Five Governors of Afghanistan’s southern provinces held a meeting at the Governor’s Palace in Kandahar City to discuss security, reconstruction and unity of effort. Left to Right: 2nd Mr. Jan Muhamad Akbari (Daikundi Province), 4th Brigadier General David Fraser (Regional Command South Commander), 5th Mr. Dilbar Jan Arman (Zabul Province), 6th Mr. Abdul Hakim Munib (Uruzgan Province), 7th Major General Benjamin (Freakly Commander of Combined Joint Task Force-76), 8th Mr. Asadullah Khalid (Kandahar Province), and 10th Mr. Daud (Helmand Province), 25 April 2006.

Source: Photo by Sergeant Carole Morissette, Canadian Defence, available at Flickr.com

Military deployments

British forces in Kandahar Province include elements from Army, Navy and Air Force units.

Australian forces deployed in Kandahar Province include:

CH-47 Chinook helicopter detachment at Kandahar Airfield;
Kandahar Mobile Control and Reporting Unit at Kandahar Airfield;

Canadian forces deployed in Kandahar Province include:

1200 person infantry battle group
Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)
National Support Element (NSE) in Kandahar
National Command Element (NCE) at Kandahar Airfield;
Multinational Medical Unit (MMU) at Kandahar Airfield.

Security

Two Views from Qandahar, Tom Perriello, Afghanistan Watch, 6 Jul 2007.

"The logical link between enabling corrupt warlords and undermining our own counter-insurgency efforts is crucial to understand. A corrupt government does not make people pro-insurgency. It simply means people no longer have a dog in the fight. Between a corrupt government (who demand payoffs) or the Taliban and other anti-government forces (who offer handouts), you follow the path of least resistance and try to stay out of the way. And then there is the rising antipathy towards international forces, driven by almost daily reports of civilian casualties and busting into the privacy of homes. Every day I was there ended with news reports of a new attack somewhere in the region. And the men cannot say enough about the emasculating dishonor of having their homes invaded, including the private areas for women."

Social issues

Maps

Kandahar Province, AIMS, 2003 [820.00 KB PDF].

Kandahar City Map, AIMS [273.00 KB PDF].

Kandahar City Government Offices & Public Facilities, AIMS [68.50 KB PDF].

Kandahar-Kabul highway, US, Department of State, 2003.

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