Polish defence minister meets Afghan ambassador over troops dispatch

Xinhua News Agency;  February 20, 2007 ;     263 words ...Polish defence minister meets Afghan ambassador...Xinhua) -- Poland's Defence Minister Aleksander Szczyglo on Tuesday met with Afghanistan's ambassador Abdul...currently operating in Afghanistan, and a possible troops...Polish soldiers in Afghanistan. Last year the ...

ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES MEETS DEFENCE MINISTER OF AFGHANISTAN

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 6, 2008 ;     405 words ......Wardak, the Defence Minister of Afghanistan, the discussions...its feet. Defence Minister Wardak thanked...stability of Afghanistan, and recalled...stabilization of Afghanistan is not only...meeting with Defence Minister Wardak, the...

Fed: I feel pessimistic about Afghanistan: Defence Minister

AAP General News (Australia);  July 9, 2008 ;     133 words ......feel pessimistic about Afghanistan: Defence Minister Defence Minister JOEL FITZGIBBON...about winning the war in Afghanistan .. as Australia comes to...time. The minister says Afghanistan is a very difficult challenge...died on patrol in southern Afghanistan yesterday ...

Poland not planning to deploy tanks in Afghanistan: defence minister

Xinhua News Agency;  May 23, 2007 ;     209 words ......planning to deploy tanks in Afghanistan: defence minister WARSAW, May 22 (Xinhua...deploying tank units in Afghanistan, Poland's Defence Minister...forces to deploy tanks in Afghanistan, Szczyglo said in Kabul...stationed in northeastern Afghanistan. Suggestions to ...

Fed: Netherlands defence minister visits Aust

AAP General News (Australia);  March 10, 2008 ;     399 words ......2008 Fed: Netherlands defence minister visits Aust CANBERRA, March 10 AAP - Dutch Defence Minister Eimert van Middelkoop...tomorrow for talks on Afghanistan and to view troops training...van Middelkoop will meet Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon and Foreign...Canberra for ...

Qld: Defence Minister visits Australian troops in Afghanistan

AAP General News (Australia);  April 30, 2008 ;     290 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 04-30-2008 Qld: Defence Minister visits Australian troops in Afghanistan BRISBANE, April 30 AAP - Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has paid a visit to to Australian troops in Afghanistan following the death of a commando this week. Mr Fitzgibbon flew to ...

No Greek Troops to Be Sent to Afghanistan: Defence Minister

Xinhua News Agency;  November 18, 2001 ;     206 words ...Greek Defence Minister Yiannos Papantoniou...troops being sent to Afghanistan, even in the event that...forces operating in Afghanistan, Papantoniou reassured...States in its war in Afghanistan, which include a surface...

Fed: Defence Minister heading to Afghanistan on flying visit

AAP General News (Australia);  May 6, 2002 ;     146 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Defence Minister heading to Afghanistan on flying visit Defence Minister ROBERT HILL heads to Afghanistan this week for the first official...150 SAS troops operating in Afghanistan. Their main job is to conduct...

Danish defence minister says Afghan mission necessary

Xinhua News Agency;  August 3, 2006 ;     142 words ...Danish defence minister says Afghan mission...the NATO mission in Afghanistan is important and necessary...seriously wounded in Afghanistan on Wednesday. "The security...extremely poor in southern Afghanistan and we knew that before...

Fed: Defence Minister in missile scare

AAP General News (Australia);  May 12, 2002 ;     155 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Defence Minister in missile scare It's been...revealed that a plane carrying Defence Minister ROBERT HILL and the chief...took defensive action in Afghanistan on Friday after indications...flying out of Kabul in Afghanistan. They'd been visiting SAS...During their visit ...

German parliamentarians including Defence Minister Franz Josef...

Getty Images;  March 9, 2007 ;   AXEL SCHMIDT;   133 words ......parliamentarians including Defence Minister Franz Josef... Full Size...parliamentarians including Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (Back...deployment of German Tornados in Afghanistan at the Bundestag (lower...send six Tornado jets to Afghanistan to provide NATO forces...and could ...

German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (R) speaks to SPD's...

Getty Images;  March 9, 2007 ;   MICHAEL KAPPELER;   135 words ......Images 03-09-2007 German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (R) speaks...Size JPG (891 KB) German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (R) speaks...deployment of German Tornados in Afghanistan at the Bundestag (lower...send six Tornado jets to Afghanistan to provide NATO forces...and ...

SAS likely to be playing crucial role in campaign; AFGHANISTAN: UK Defence...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  November 12, 2001 ;     493 words ......British ground troops on operation in Afghanistan, experts said yesterday. Defence Minister Geoff Hoon would not confirm their...skilled in signalling, may also be in Afghanistan helping to improve the communications...the solution to the situation in Afghanistan, Mr Yardley said. What is ...

NEW ZEALAND: MILITARY PRESENSE IN AFGHANISTAN IMPORTANT, SAYS DEFENCE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 10, 2006 ;     455 words ......Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan acknowledges the on-going...reconstruction efforts there, Defence Minister Phil Goff said today. The...Combined Forces Command Afghanistan in Kabul, and one with...a strong commitment to Afghanistan. Since our PRT became the...the foundations laid for ...

Fed: Opposition wants probe into defence minister

AAP General News (Australia);  July 27, 2008 ;     274 words ......wants probe into defence minister CANBERRA, July 27...investigation into Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon's...trip to war-torn Afghanistan. University academic...scandal involving the defence minister." Investigations...investigation into the defence minister's ...