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UP TO 335 ADDITIONAL TROOPS FROM BULGARIA COULD BE SENT TO AFGHANISTAN

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UP TO 335 ADDITIONAL TROOPS FROM BULGARIA COULD BE SENT TO AFGHANISTAN

The government has the political will to increase the number of Bulgarian soldiers taking part in peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Vesselin Bliznakov.

On March 14 the Cabinet examined Bliznakov's proposal for further participation in International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.

Up to 335 additional troops could be sent to Afghanistan, in case the proposal received approval.

According to plans Bulgarian troops will operate in Kabul under Italian command. They will be responsible for ensuring safe environment for the provision of humanitarian aid. Bulgarian soldiers will be responsible for surveillance and for the training of Afghanistan's army.

The mission is to begin in May.

Up to 200 Bulgarian soldiers will be responsible for the security of the Kandahar airport since the beginning of July.

Romanian troops are responsible for the Kandahar airport and have been maintaining its security for one year. Their mission ends in June.

Bulgaria takes part in ISAF since February 2002. At the moment 85 Bulgarian medics and soldiers take part in peacekeeping missions.

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