Bulgarian Colonel: Our participation in the mission in Afghanistan was worth it

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Recently, the last 42nd Bulgarian military contingent returned home from Afghanistan, completing NATO-led missions in this Central Asian country.

Writes about this online edition "Facts" from Bulgaria.



For almost 20 years, about 11 thousand Bulgarian servicemen have visited Afghan soil. This ended Bulgaria's participation in NATO's Operation Resolute Support, which lasted from 1 January 2015. It, in turn, was a continuation of the work of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), operating in Afghanistan in 2001-2014, in which Sofia also participated.

The decision to withdraw coalition troops from Afghanistan was made by the United States during the Donald Trump administration and accelerated after the election of US President Joe Biden.

When you are at home, you feel good, especially after returning from an area like Afghanistan. All this is an invaluable experience. We had the opportunity to communicate and interact with NATO members, coalition partners, and the Afghan army. Our participation in Afghanistan was worth it

- Colonel Pavlin Velkov, who commanded the last Bulgarian contingent, said in the 12 + 4 program.

He added that peace in Afghanistan is now in the hands of the Afghan security forces. The officer has no doubts that they will cope with this important task, the media summed up.
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    1. 0
      25 July 2021 15: 33
      What
      Colonel frame checked
      I deserve a place for myself a thousand for 50 E per month in Brussels, okay ...
    2. +2
      25 July 2021 16: 13
      It turns out that in vain did the Soviet command of the Internal Affairs Department (Warsaw Pact Organization) feel sorry for the "allies" - did they not involve the armed contingents of our "brothers" in providing "international assistance" to Afghanistan ?! winked
      How is this Peacock satisfied with his "invaluable experience" in the Afghan "mission" ?!
      And after all, I was not at all opposed to participating ?!
      "It was worth it" - the bastards would check them all "for lice"!
      P.S. This, "Josephschweik's", "pretentious optimism"
      Bulgarian colonel:

      He added that peace in Afghanistan is now in the hands of the Afghan security forces. The officer has no doubts that they will cope with this important task ...

      DO NOT share! No.
    3. +1
      25 July 2021 17: 20
      Already coped, what is there :)
    4. -1
      25 July 2021 21: 53
      - are you crazy? Get out. Train on cats.

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