"Kandahar's Wild West"

This is James Dietz limited edition art print - "Kandahar's Wild West". Image Size: 31" x 19"Overall Size: 25" x 12.5"500 Military Edition250 Publisher Proof Edition100 Artist Proof Edition The Maywand District of Kandahar is called by both local Afghans and Canadian Soldiers of Task Force Kandahar as the Wild West. Up to mid Summer 2008 there had been no sustained Coalition Force presence to interdict the Taliban and protect the western approaches to the strategic Southern city of Kandahar. In July 2008, Task Force Ramrod (2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment) of the 3rd "Duke" Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) deployed to Southern Afghanistan to conduct Counter Insurgency (COIN) operations in the volatile and strategically important Kandahar Province. Task Force Ramrod, detached from its parent brigade, operated NATO OPCON to Task Force Kandahar, a Canadian Brigade responsible for the security and stability of the entire Kandahar Province. The Task Force included ov