Afghan officials have taken delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as gift from Russia. Hanif Atmar, the Afghan National Security Adviser, on Wednesday at an event marking the delivery of the arms shipment in Kabul, described it as “another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in Afghanistan” As the NATO-led…
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Afghan officials have taken delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as gift from Russia.
Hanif Atmar, the Afghan National Security Adviser, on Wednesday at an event marking the delivery of the arms shipment in Kabul, described it as “another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in Afghanistan”
As the NATO-led coalition’s military presence dwindled last year, Afghan leaders reached out to Moscow, which fought a war of its own in Afghanistan during the 1980s for more Russian-made weapons, including small arms, artillery and attack helicopters.
Atmar said the donation represented a deep friendship between the two nations.
He added that “this important donation is from an important friend of Afghanistan in a crucial time for Afghanistan and the region.
“The guns and ammunition were provided under an existing security agreement between the two countries,’’ he said.
Russia’s ambassador, Alexander Mantytskiy, told the gathered military and security officers that his country was willing to work with Afghanistan to combat problems like terrorism and drugs.
Wednesday’s delivery came as Russian officials said they had become impatient with the failures of Washington’s policies in Afghanistan. (Reuters/NAN)
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