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    ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPERS WILL BE LOCATED IN A NEW MILITARY BASE IN AFGHANISTAN

    ARMENPRESS
    AUGUST 2, 2012
    YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, AUGUST 2, ARMENPRESS: The new detachment of Armenian armed
    forces consisting of 61 people on August 2 will leave for Afghanistan.

    Armenpress was informed about this by the commander of Armenian armed
    forces' peacekeeping brigade Arthur Simonyan. He also informed that
    before that Armenian peacekeepers held trainings in Germany. "As
    previous years they will not be located in Kunduz or Mazari Sharif,
    this year they will be located in a new military base in Maikspann. In
    Mazari Sharif we will not hold mission any more" informed Simonyan.

    Since the February of 2010 detachment of Armenian armed forces has
    been included in the staff of northern Command of ISAF which under
    the command of Federal Republic of Germany. It holds security issues
    of airport of Kunduz city. Before leaving for Afghanistan Armenian
    detachment held pre-location trainings for 3-4 weeks in Germany. In
    2001 the number of Armenian peacekeepers in Afghanistan was increased
    to 121 40 of which held their mission in Kunduz city and 81defended
    the airport of Mazari Sharif. Both detachments operate in the staff of
    German Command. Five more Armenian officers have trainings in Kunduz
    in order to serve in Afghan Army as instructors.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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