Interfax, Russia
Oct 14 2009

Armenia likely to send troops to Afghanistan – officials

YEREVAN Oct 14

NATO is in talks with Armenia on a proposal for Armenian troops to
join next year’s mission of the International Security Assistance
Force in Afghanistan (ISAF), a NATO spokesman said.

The Armenian troops would be deployed in Kunduz, in northern
Afghanistan, the spokesman said during a Yerevan-Brussels
teleconference.

The head of the Armenian mission to NATO, Samvel Mkrtchian, said it
had not yet been decided how many Armenian troops would go to
Afghanistan. He said they would not be involved in combat but would
guard Kunduz airport.