JiiVee
01-22-2010, 05:08 PM
More Finnish Troops to Afghanistan
President Tarja Halonen and the government's committee on foreign and security policy decided on Friday to send 50 more Finnish troops to Afghanistan. The additional troops will cost Finland about 18 million euros this year and next year.
The committee also discussed Finland's overall participation in helping to stabilise Afghanistan.
Finland now has 121 troops in Northern Afghanistan as a part of a joint Finnish-Swedish ISAF operation based in Mazar-i-Sharif. The number will be expanded to 195.
Sweden has asked Finland to take over responsibility for at least one of four provinces in the north.
Finland is also preparing to participate in an EU operation to train Somali peacekeeping troops.
YLE
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/01/fighter_jet_crashes_in_forest_1384722.html
President Tarja Halonen and the government's committee on foreign and security policy decided on Friday to send 50 more Finnish troops to Afghanistan. The additional troops will cost Finland about 18 million euros this year and next year.
The committee also discussed Finland's overall participation in helping to stabilise Afghanistan.
Finland now has 121 troops in Northern Afghanistan as a part of a joint Finnish-Swedish ISAF operation based in Mazar-i-Sharif. The number will be expanded to 195.
Sweden has asked Finland to take over responsibility for at least one of four provinces in the north.
Finland is also preparing to participate in an EU operation to train Somali peacekeeping troops.
YLE
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/01/fighter_jet_crashes_in_forest_1384722.html