ARMENIA’S PEACEKEEPERS ARRIVE IN AFGHANISTAN

Aysor
Feb 15 2010
Armenia

The 40-member contingent of Armenia’s peacekeepers arrived Sunday,
on February 14, in Afghanistan’s capital, launching a mission to
provide security as part of the NATO-led International Security
Assistance Force.

Armenian troops reached their place of deployment in the northern
Afghan city of Kunduz where they will serve along with Germany’s
contingent. It’s worth mentioning, that Armenian brigade came
from Germany, where they participated in four-week trainings since
December 2009.

A spokesperson for the Defense Ministry of Armenia said that Armenian
peacekeepers will go into the question of accommodation and reverse’s
tasks these days, and on February 16 they will go to Kunduz’s airport
to learn the region and objectives.