Bulgaria Boosts Troops in Afghanistan

Politics | August 28, 2006, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria has vowed to send an additional 200 troops to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in the middle of next year.

Bulgaria's contingent in Afghanistan now features a 120-strong-squad.

Bulgaria is planning to increase the number of its troops in missions abroad, Defense Minister Vesselin Bliznakov announced during his visit to Romania's Constanza.

At present the country has about 500 soldiers in international missions but this number should increase in 2007. The best option for Bulgaria, according to the minister, is to have about 8% of its land forces at the disposal of international missions, which would bring the total numbers to 1,700 - 1,800.

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