The government has decided to step up Denmark’s position in Afghanistan by sending another 55 soldiers at the beginning of 2018, like reported by cphpost.dk.
The soldiers will be deployed to Kabul and will boost ongoing efforts to train Afghan security forces as part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission.
“The security situation in Afghanistan is unfortunately still extremely fragile. The Taliban is stronger and IS has gained certain footholds in parts of the country. So it’s appropriate to strengthen NATO’s training mission in Afghanistan,” said the foreign minister, Anders Samuelsen.
“If the Afghan government loses control, the country will once again become a haven for terror and we also risk a new wave of refugees coming to Europe and Denmark. That’s a situation we must avoid.”
Currently, there are about 100 Danish soldiers in Afghanistan as part of the NATO mission.
