Bulgaria to send 100 more troops to Afghanistan

31/01/2010

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The defence ministry announced on Friday (January 29th) that the country plans to send 100 more soldiers to support its 500-member contingent in the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan. According to the statement, the cabinet has already approved the departure of 30 soldiers and will approve the deployment of 70 more soon. (Reuters, Pogled, Cross - 29/01/10)

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