[lbo-talk] NATO first batch of peacekeepers to Western Afghanistan

[Autoplectic]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:16:40 +0500, uvj at vsnl.com <uvj at vsnl.com> wrote:
> HindustanTimes.com
> 
> Wednesday, March 2, 2005
> 
> NATO sends first batch of peacekeepers to Afghanistan
> 
> Agence France-Presse
> 
> Kabul, March 2
> 
> NATO on Wednesday began a long-awaited expansion of its peacekeeping forces into western Afghanistan on Wednesday as part of efforts to rebuild the remote and rugged region, the commander of the force said.
> 
> An initial deployment of Italian troops had started to arrive in the main western city of Herat, where they will later be joined by soldiers from Spain, Greece and Lithuania.

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The Italians have been there since October. My [former] college roomie
is training them. Oh and the Army ain't gonna do doodoo about the
heroin shipments; the Afghan farmers are running a classic scam on US
AID and the Pentagon.

Ian