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Iceland offers to take over Kabul Airport
Iceland has offered to take over coordination of Kabulâs international airport for the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, a NATO source said Wednesday. Thank you, Iceland. Iceland, the only NATO member without an army, has led a multinational force managing Pristina airport since March as part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission (KFOR) in the UN-administered province of Kosovo. Reykjavik has proposed to do the same in Kabul after Germany expressed its intention to end its management of the airport in February, a NATO official who asked not to be named said. Sounds like a dark plot by Iceland to seize control of all the hellhole airports in the world. Next thing you know theyâll be after Logan. Hummmm... ISAF has recently had contacts with the World Bank and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to discuss the development of Kabulâs airport, the NATO official said. The UN last month authorized ISAF forces to deploy outside of the capital in an attempt to provide more security ahead of elections next year. NATO ambassadors also welcomed the recent decision by Norway to send an extra 200 soldiers to provide protection to the 500-member Loya Jirga, or grand assembly, which is due to debate and adopt a new constitution in December. Posted by: Steve 2003-11-05 |
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