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    Taliban menace: 134 Indian commandos to go to Afghanistan

    With Taliban activities in Afghanistan witnessing a rise, India is sending Indo-Tibetan Border Police commandos to beef up security of its personnel engaged in reconstruction work there.

    At least 134 highly trained commandos will be despatched in two batches beginning this month for protection of Border Roads Organisation personnel constructing a crucial highway in Afghanistan, sources told PTI in New Delhi on Sunday.

    Seventy five commandos will be sent in the first batch in about a fortnight in view of the urgent security requirement cited by BRO, the sources said.

    Formalities for sending them, including arrangement of travel documents, are underway, they said.

    Fifty-nine more commandos will be sent early next month, they said adding, they are at present being given training for the specific task.

    With the reinforcements, the total number of ITBP commandos in Afghanistan for protection of Indian workers will go up to 388 as 254 are already there for the task.

    The decision to send additional commandos was taken in response to a recent SOS from BRO which is engaged in construction of the 218-km Zaranj-Delaram highway, a strategic road that will connect Kandahar to Iran border.

    The BRO sent the request as it feared Taliban could target its workers to prevent them from construction of the highway.

    134 Indian commandos to go to Afghanistan
    IMO, they should send an entire battalion.
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    It's a first step. It'll be interesting to see how the Pakistanis react.
    In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

    Leibniz

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    • #3
      Heh, they shouldn't really feel sandwiched by 134 commandos. Ofcourse, the deployment on a division level would be interesting and something India has always been up for (and even one of the first ones to offer troops). But as long as Americans continue to appease the Pakistanis, don't think America will let India deploy troops on that level.
      Cow is the only animal that not only inhales oxygen, but also exhales it.
      -Rekha Arya, Former Minister of Animal Husbandry

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      • #4
        Glad to see the Indians in Afghan. I am sure they contribute in many positive ways.

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