Estonian parliament extends Afghanistan mission for one year
23/10/2008 16:20
Estonian lawmakers yesterday approved a one-year extension of the
country's military deployment in Afghanistan until the end of 2009, sources from
Tallinn, capital of Estonia, said.
The parliament also passed a proposal to
increase Estonian troops in the Asian country to at least 150 by a simple
majority vote.
Estonia has taken part in the NATO-led International-Security
Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) since 2003. Three Estonian soldiers have
been killed in the military operation so far.
Xinhua
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