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Tundra Employee Receives Special Recognition - 19-04-10

A Tundra employee, (to remain unnamed), recently received special recognition from the Canadian Battle Group in Kandahar in the form of a Commanding Officers Coin.

The Tundra employee has been the PSC commander for Task Force 3-09 at Patrol Base Sperwan Ghar (PBSG) since September 2009. During this time, his accomplishments were noted as being "truly outstanding" in the training and management of the Armed Afghan Guard Force located at PBSG.

IPOA 01-09-08

Tundra has become an official member of the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA).

IPOA is committed to raising the standards of the peace and stability operations industry to ensure sound and ethical professionalism and transparency in the conduct of peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction activities.

All member companies subscribe to the IPOA Code of Conduct, which represents a constructive effort towards better regulating private sector operations in conflict and post-conflict environments. It reflects our belief that high standards will both benefit the industry and serve the greater causes of peace, development, and human security.
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Tundra in the News – Globe and Mail 28-10-08

The Canadian military, which has 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers across southern Afghanistan, employs five of these contractors. All have been accredited by the Afghan government after a crackdown last year on a host of suspicious security firms.

“The use of security firms allows for the freeing up of Canadian Forces personnel so these highly trained forces can be tasked with those duties that will best advance the mission in Afghanistan,” said Captain Sonia Connock, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Forces in Kandahar.

One of the firms, called Tundra – which has some Canadian ownership, Capt. Connock said - employs the contingent of security officers stationed at this outpost in Arghandab district. Most were deemed qualified because they have spent their life at war, workers said.  Click here for more

Tundra in the News – Globe and Mail  01-22-09

Mr. Kovanen has spent years tracking the conflict in Afghanistan, first as a NATO officer and most recently at the newly established Kabul-based consultancy Tundra Strategies. The latest trends are disturbing, he says, because the Taliban need more manpower to launch complex ambushes.

“Clearly they are not as weak as the military claims,” Mr. Kovanen said.

The numbers for Kandahar province, where Canadian troops have responsibility, do not show the same trend. In that province, the number of bombing incidents has grown more quickly – up 141 per cent – than complex attacks – up 83 per cent. Kandahar remains the most violent province in the country, however, with 1,090 incidents of all types last year, up from 697 in 2007.  Click here for more