War in Afghanistan

The Bulgarian Army will get 10 armorued personnel vehicles Commando Select made by the US company Textron Systems, reports the Sega daily.

They cost USD 15.28 M and are part of the US programme Foreign Military Sales - a form of security assistance authorized by the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).

The caretaker government is set to decide if Bulgaria is to deploy 110 troops in Afghanistan as part of NATO's new Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.

A decision whether Bulgaria should quit the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan is also expected during Wednesday's Council of Ministers session.

As of December 31, 2014, Bulgaria will terminate its participation in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation in Afghanistan, BGNES news agency reports.

The Pakistanis would not, but how many of the rest of the world still remembers the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Minister of National Defence Mircea Dusa said on Sunday, in Oradea (northeastern Romania), that Romania was the sixth-largest contributor of foreign troops to military operations in Afghanistan, but it also paid a heavy toll, with 23 troops killed in this theatre of operations.

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Oct. 3 became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as NATO troops end their long war against the Taliban.

Afghanistan and the United States on Sept. 30 signed a deal to allow some US troops to stay in the country next year, signalling that new President Ashraf Ghani intends to mend frayed ties with Washington.

Afghanistan's new government led by President Ashraf Ghani was on Tuesday due to sign a long-delayed bilateral security agreement with the United States

The swearing-in ceremony of Ashraf Ghani as Afghan President has marked the first democratic transfer of power in the country.

"I am not better than anyone from among you. If I do any good, give me your support. If I go wrong, set me right," Al Jazeera quoted Ghani as saying at the event.

Ashraf Ghani was sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan on Sept. 29, taking power as NATO troops end their 13-year war without defeating the fierce Taliban insurgency