27.02.2005, 15:30
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Zitat:Afghanistan's fledgling army tops 25,000 men
KABUL (AFP) Feb 27, 2005
The number of soldiers in Afghanistan's fledgling army passed 25,000 Sunday with the graduation of three battalions of newly trained soldiers and officers but the force remains far short of its planned strength.
"With the graduation of three battalions today the number of Afghan National Army personnel including officers goes over 25,000," said defence ministry spokesman Mohammed Zahir Azimi.
Some 853 soldiers and officers graduated in a ceremony in the Afghan capital, taking the force a small step closer to its eventual planned size of 70,000 men.
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