Czech government wants to send more troops to Afghanistan

The Czech Republic is planning to send an additional 200 soldiers to Afghanistan next year, bringing the total number to around 730, the Czech News Agency reported on Thursday citing the country’s defence minister, Alexandr Vondra. Around half of the increase would concern elite soldiers, while the government also wants to send more military police officers to the war-torn state. The majority of the 530 Czech troops currently in Afghanistan are operating in a provincial reconstruction team in the province of Logar.

Author: Ian Willoughby