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Forward Operating Base (FOB) Robinson - Board of Inquiry

OTTAWA – Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier, Commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM), released today the findings from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Robinson Board of Inquiry (BOI) that investigated the March 28/29 2006 firefight between allied forces and members of the Taliban.

Private Costall was killed as a result of gun fire originating from a weapon manned by a US Army soldier during an attack of unprecedented intensity by Taliban forces from multiple directions.  The firefight resulted in the death of Private Robert Costall and injuries to three other Canadian soldiers serving with the Canadian Quick Response Force of Task Force Afghanistan. Master Sergeant John Stone, U.S. Army, was also killed in the same incident and one other US soldier was injured.

Report | Related Documents | News Releases | Statements | Media Advisories

Report of the Board of Inquiry into the action at Forward Operating Base Robinson, Afghanistan, 28-29 March 2006

Portions of the BOI final report have been severed in accordance with Access to Information regulations to protect the operational security of our men and women serving in Afghanistan.

• Executive Summary
  [ PDF - 988 KB ]
• Report, Part I
  [ PDF - 2,51 MB ]
• Report, Part II
  [ PDF - 1,46 MB ]

Related Documents

• CEFCOM Review of Board of Inquiry Report, 8 March 2007
  [ PDF - 192 KB ]
  • Annex A to CEFCOM Review of Board of Inquiry Report, 8 March 2007
    [ PDF - 88 KB ]
• Letter from Commander CEFCOM to Chief of the Defence Staff, 25 April 2007
  [ PDF - 116 KB ]
• Letter from the Chief of the Defence Staff to Commander CEFCOM, 25 April 2007
  [ PDF - 89 KB ]

News Releases

• Forward Operating Base Robinson Board of Inquiry findings released
  [ News Release - 7 August 2007 ]
• Canadian Forces Initiate Formal Investigation into March 28 Firefight in Sangin District
  [ News Release - 4 April 2006 ]
• Four Canadian and three coalition forces casualties following attack northwest of Kandahar
  [ News Release - 29 March 2006 ]

Statements

• Statement by Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier, Commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, convening authority for the Forward Operating Base Robinson Board of Inquiry
  [ Statement - 7 August 2007 ]
• Statement from the family of Private Rob Costall
  [ Statement - 7 August 2007 ]
• Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the Death of Private Robert Costall
  [ Statement - 29 March 2006 ]
• Statement by the Prime Minister on the passing of Private Robert Costall
  [ Statement - 29 March 2006 ]
• Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the death of Private Robert Costall
  [ Statement - 29 March 2006 ]

Media Advisories

• Repatriation of the Remains of Private Robert Costall
  [ Media Advisory - 31 March 2004 ]