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No proposal to send Army to Afghanistan to train troops: India
New Delhi, Apr 27: India today denied that there was any proposal to send Army to Afghanistan to train Afghan troops and said Defence establishments here, already held training programmes for soldiers from other countries.
Replying to a question on media reports that India proposed to send army personnel to Afghanistan for training the Afghan army, an External Affairs Ministry spokesman said there was no such proposal.
''Defence establishments in India hold training programmes from time-to-time for military personnel from other countries, including Afghanistan. However, there is no proposal to send Indian army personnel to Afghanistan for training the Afghan army,'' the spokesman said.
Media reports, quoting top military officials, earlier said a team from the Indian Army would be leaving for Kabul in a few months to train the Afghan National Army (ANA).
The team would be in Afghanistan in May to conduct infantry and education corps related training.
After the fall of the Taliban, several Indian military delegations have visited Afghanistan.
India has been actively involved in reconstruction activities in Afghanistan with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) helping build roads and other infrastructure damaged during decades of civil war.
It has, however, steadfastly refused to be part of the NATO-lead International Security Assidstance Force (ISAF) in the war-torn country.
http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=22955
New Delhi, Apr 27: India today denied that there was any proposal to send Army to Afghanistan to train Afghan troops and said Defence establishments here, already held training programmes for soldiers from other countries.
Replying to a question on media reports that India proposed to send army personnel to Afghanistan for training the Afghan army, an External Affairs Ministry spokesman said there was no such proposal.
''Defence establishments in India hold training programmes from time-to-time for military personnel from other countries, including Afghanistan. However, there is no proposal to send Indian army personnel to Afghanistan for training the Afghan army,'' the spokesman said.
Media reports, quoting top military officials, earlier said a team from the Indian Army would be leaving for Kabul in a few months to train the Afghan National Army (ANA).
The team would be in Afghanistan in May to conduct infantry and education corps related training.
After the fall of the Taliban, several Indian military delegations have visited Afghanistan.
India has been actively involved in reconstruction activities in Afghanistan with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) helping build roads and other infrastructure damaged during decades of civil war.
It has, however, steadfastly refused to be part of the NATO-lead International Security Assidstance Force (ISAF) in the war-torn country.
http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=22955
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