Ben Rowswell, the Representaive of Canada in Kandahar, speaks to reporters on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Kandahar Airfield. Civilians have taken charge of the reconstruction base in the city, five years after it was first established by the Canadian military. Reflecting the growing the U.S. presence and Canada's planned withdrawal next year, the base is now co-operated with the Americans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Murray Brewster