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Bulgarian troops to guard Kabul airport

Wed, Aug 19 2009 13:28 CET

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Bulgarian troops to guard Kabul airport

A technician directs an Ariana Afghan airlines Boeing 727-200 before take off at Kabul's airport on January 16 2002. The first plane took off, made a circle and landed again at Kabul's civilian airport, officially opened after being renovated.

Photo: Oleg Popov

Bulgaria will send a contingent of 210 troops to Afganistan to guard Kabul international airport, Bulgarian Government decided on August 19 2009.

Bulgaria currently has two contingents in Afganistan, but their participation ends on October 25, Bulgarian website mediapool.bg said. The new troops are set to arrive in Kabul in early October.

On August 18, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolai Mladenov said Bulgarian troops would have more freedom to respond to threats if necessary.

Bulgarian troops are also deployed at Kandahar airport.

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