JiiVee
03-09-2010, 06:59 AM
Finland and Sweden plan to begin working more closely in Afghanistan, according to the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Ari Puheloinen. The move will bring some changes to how Finnish troops work in the country.
Changes to troop composition will be made, eliminating separate patrol units. Traditional squad, platoon and company units will instead be put in place.
Finland is also looking to increase military cooperation with another neighbour, Norway, in northern Afghanistan.
Puheloinen says he backs a speedy transfer of responsibility from NATO-led forces to local Afghan authorities.
Finnish peacekeepers have to date served in NATO’s ISAF operation for eight years.
YLE
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/03/finland_and_sweden_increase_afghan_cooperation_151 1874.html
http://yle.fi/ecepic/archive/00272/rauhanturvaaja_ISAF_272918b.jpg
Changes to troop composition will be made, eliminating separate patrol units. Traditional squad, platoon and company units will instead be put in place.
Finland is also looking to increase military cooperation with another neighbour, Norway, in northern Afghanistan.
Puheloinen says he backs a speedy transfer of responsibility from NATO-led forces to local Afghan authorities.
Finnish peacekeepers have to date served in NATO’s ISAF operation for eight years.
YLE
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/03/finland_and_sweden_increase_afghan_cooperation_151 1874.html
http://yle.fi/ecepic/archive/00272/rauhanturvaaja_ISAF_272918b.jpg