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| Russia Ready to Train Afghan Police Forces | |
| 2011-01-24 | |
| [Tolo News] Russia is ready to provide equipment and training to Afghan police forces, a top official at the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) said on Sunday. Presently a number of Afghan police forces are receiving anti-drugs trafficking trainings in Russia, Interior Ministry Spokesperson, Zemarai Bashari, told news hounds during a conference. Russia has provided 20,000 AK-47 to Afghan police forces as part of military aid to Afghanistan, Mr Bashari said. Mr Bashari declined to give more details about Russian trainings to Afghan police forces, but he highlighted the efficacy of Russia's role in forces' reinforcement.
During the last week around 132 Orcs and similar vermin were killed and 16 others were hurt in shootout in different parts of the country, he said. A total of 12 police soldiers had also bit the dust and 26 other police forces were maimed in festivities with jihad boys. Militants' fatalities increased by 31 percent and there has been a 14-percent decrease in police forces' casualties in the past week, according to the statistics provided by MoI. Violence has claimed lives of 27 civilians, 8 coppers and 45 Orcs and similar vermin during the last week, which marked it the deadliest to Afghan cops. Efforts are on the ground to make the exact number of Orcs and similar vermin fighting Afghan and foreign forces clear, said MOI officials. | |
| Posted by:Fred |