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| 5,000 Afghan Soldiers to be Deployed to North | ||
| 2011-02-02 | ||
| [Tolo News] Senior provincial officials said Tuesday that 5,000 additional forces would be dispatched to north to further increase the government control in the region. At the same time the number of security forces begins to increase and they would be equipped by international community, military officials in the north said. Gen. Dawood Dawood, Police commander in Pamir 303 Zone in the north, said Afghan forces will soon conduct house to house search in the region. "Nearly 5,000 additional forces will be added up to our forces and the US forces along with other international forces here have pledged to provide the new forces with equipment," said Gen. Zalmai Weesa, a senior military commander in the north. Military officials said there are still security threats in some parts in the north, but pledged military offensives will be conducted in the restive parts. "We need to clear the routes. Insurgents' momentum has been reversed in most parts, but there are possibilities of attacks that should be controlled," Gen. Dawood said. Among the troop contributing countries to Nato-led mission in Afghanistan, Germany the third biggest troop contributor after US and Britain, has its forces stationed most in the north. German Military commander in the north, Gen. Hans Werner Fritz, highlighted that his country won't end its mission until Afghan cops find the potential to maintain security.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Has anyone heard any "consumer reports" about the performance of that 25mm grenade rifle? In the offense, that promised to just be a SOB. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-02-02 09:56 |
| #1 The concern was arming them with nerf bats. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2011-02-02 08:23 |