News Directory

BRUSSELS, KOMPAS.com - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Friday (19/3/2010), announced the extension of the country task forces contingent in Afghanistan for one year. But the number of troops will be maintained with a mission focused on training Afghan troops.

With the task diperpanjangnya, Belgian troops reinforced that 600 personnel will be in Afghanistan until the end of 2011.

In contrast to the presence of Dutch troops in Afghanistan contingent rolled into domestic political issues, Belgium does not deal with such controversies in the Netherlands. But the opponents of the Green and Socialist stronghold Belgium who spoke in Dutch, it criticized the government's decision. They call it the decision "incomprehensible" and "stupid and wrong".

Contingent of Belgian troops currently serving to secure the international airport in Kabul and the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.

Belgian Foreign Ministry said the troops would be withdrawn from airport security duties to strengthen the existing training commitments in Kunduz.