City
Epaper

200 more troops deployed to beef up security in Kabul

By IANS | Published: December 26, 2021 10:03 AM

Kabul, Dec 26 An additional 200 newly-trained soldiers have been deployed in Kabul to beef up security in ...

Open in App

Kabul, Dec 26 An additional 200 newly-trained soldiers have been deployed in Kabul to beef up security in the capital city and the surrounding areas, the Taliban-led government's Defence Ministry said in a statement.

The troops who recently graduated from military training were "deployed in army's 313 Markazi Corps", Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry statement as saying.

"Afghanistan will soon have a disciplined and strong army," it added.

After the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August and formation of a caretaker government the following month, the 350,000-strong security and defence forces under the former Ashraf Ghani administration had been disbanded.

The Taliban administration has promised to hire professional personnel from the former government in establishing new security forces.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: KabulAfghanistanDefence MinistryMarkazi corps
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalWife Accuses Husband of Rape for Taking Her to Afghanistan; Supreme Court Stays Proceedings

NationalAfghanistan Consul General Zakia Wardak Resigns After DRI Intercepts Her With Gold Worth Rs 18 Crore at Mumbai Airport

InternationalAfghanistan Shooting: Gunman Kills Six Worshippers in Mosque in Herat Province

InternationalAfghanistan: World Food Programme Says It Has Been Giving Food, Cash to 6 Mn People Monthly

InternationalPakistan: Deports Over 800 Afghan Refugees via Torkham and Spin Boldak Crossing

International Realted Stories

International"Situation in Bishkek calm": Kyrgyzstan Foreign Ministry after India issues advisory

InternationalPakistan: 13 including 5 children killed as minitruck plunges into ravine in Khushab

InternationalTwo children killed in unexploded ordnance blast in Afghanistan

InternationalTibetans rally for release of 11th Panchen Lama amid China's controversial appointment

InternationalUkraine disadvantaged by restrictions on US weapons: Report