KABUL, Dec 26 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 200 newly trained soldiers have been deployed in the Afghan capital, to beef up security in Kabul and the surrounding areas, Defence Ministry of the Taliban’s caretaker government said.
The troops, who recently graduated from military training were “deployed in army’s 313 Markazi Corps,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Afghanistan will soon have a disciplined and strong army,” it added.
After the Taliban’s takeover of the country in Aug, and the formation of a caretaker government in Sept, all the 350,000-strong security and defence forces, under the former administration, have been disbanded. The Taliban administration has promised to hire professional personnel from the former government, in establishing new security forces.– NNN-ANA
