Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: TDL Group announced in March 2006 , in response to a request by Chief of the Defense Staff , General Rick Hillier , its commitment to open a franchised location at the Canadian Forces operations base in Kandahar , Afghanistan .
Simplified: TDL Group said in March 2006 , that because they were asked by Chief of the Defense Staff , General Rick Hillier , it would open a store at the Canadian Forces operations base in Kandahar , Afghanistan .