BBC News: “Afghan army to 'treble in size'”, Document #1273083

Afghan army to 'treble in size'

ecoi.net summary:: The Afghan Ministry of Defence announces plans to treble the size of its army to 200,000; according to the ministry, this will dissuade Afghanistan's neighbours, Iran and Pakistan, from interfering, as well as provide better internal security
Country:: Afghanistan
Source:: BBC News
Original link:: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/7123876.stm
Document type:: Media Report
Language:: English
Published:: 2 December 2007
Document ID:: 1273083 (former ID 87224)