sentences:  In December 2009 it was rebuilt by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Canadian civilian police at the Kandahar PRT.The Dand District Centre construction project was one of two major initiatives recently undertaken by the Canadians – the other was in Tahkta Pul (Southeast of Kandahar city).Situated just outside the former Taliban capital Kandahar city, Dand is strategically important as a staging post for Taliban attackers intent on regaining their former stronghold.