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| Latvia decides to increase aid, military presence in Afghanistan |
| 2007-11-15 |
| RIGA, Xinhua -- The Latvian government Tuesday agreed to expand its aid to Afghanistan and increase its peacekeeping troops in the war-torn country. According to a government-approved statute, Latvia will continue to participate in the NATO peacekeeping mission for the next six years. Latvia will expand its Afghan mission by increasing the current 95 troops stationed in the country to 150-200, and will provide arms and ammunition worth around 3.1 million U.S. dollars, says the statute drafted by Latvia's defence ministry. It is necessary to continue to provide funds for Afghanistan's reconstruction, as well as material and technical assistance in other fields besides the military, it says. Latvia began sending troops to Afghanistan to join the peacekeeping mission in February 2003, and rotates its contingent every six months. |
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