Social Democrat MP: cabinet concealed incident before vote on Afghanistan

The Czech government held back information on the incident in Afghanistan before the vote on sending special troops to the country, opposition Social Democrat MP Lubomír Zaorálek said on Friday. He added that the cabinet acted in variance with the constitution by concealing information from deputies. Just a few hours before news of Wednesday’s attack, the lower house of the Czech parliament voted to send more troops to Afghanistan. Around 100 members of a special forces unit are to be sent to the war-torn state. There are currently around 400 Czech soldiers operating in Afghanistan.