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| Russia Plans to Send Troops to Afghanistan |
| 2010-10-28 |
| [Tolo News] Russia may send troops to Afghanistan for the first time since its last soldiers were pulled out of the country in 1989 The soldiers will be sent to Afghanistan under a joint initiative with Nato. The plan will be discussed at a Nato summit next month in which the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev will also participate. Nato officials have said that Russia has previously agreed to sell helicopters to Afghanistan and also provide training to the Afghan cops. For the first time, Moscow will allow Nato forces to send supplies to Afghanistan over land. The plan is expected to be agreed upon at Nato summit in Lisbon. Nato's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he hoped "a broad range of areas" will be agreed upon in the summit to develop cooperation on Afghanistan in "counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics" issues. The efforts for the deployment of Russian troops in Afghanistan come at a time when Afghan president Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai has promised that his forces will take over the fight against insurgency by 2014. |
| Posted by:Fred |