Mongolia to send troops to Afghanistan

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Source: Reuters

ULAN BATOR, July 21 (Reuters) - Mongolian military officers said the country plans to send troops to Afghanistan, in a cooperation that stems from its "third neighbour" policy to reach out to allies other than China and Russia.

The landlocked nation has previously operated artillery training teams in Afghanistan and sent troops to serve with the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.

"It is one of the best ways to show that Mongolia is not only thinking about itself," said Major General Y. Choijamts, deputy chief of the general staff. "It will show we're contributing to regional stability."

Some 130 Mongolian soldiers will arrive in Kabul in August to help protect Camp Eggers, while 23 others on training missions with the Afghan National Army should deploy by late September.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSPEK122752

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1. That's interesting. nt

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2. That's escalation.

Granted, not much. And about time Mongolia started pulling it's weight.

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3. Indeed, shirking their duty far too long now, those mongolians. nt