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Finland pulls out two thirds of its troops in Afghanistan
Finland has decided to reduce the number of Finnish soldiers in Afghanistan and will immediately withdraw two thirds of its troops, the Finnish Defence Forces said in a press release.
Currently Finland has 60 soldiers in Afghanistan as part of NATO-led Resolute Support’s train, advise and assist mission.
“The number of Finnish soldiers in the NATO-led Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan will decrease from about 60 to 20,” the Finnish Defence Forces statement read.
According to Finland’s defence forces, the “number of Finnish soldiers involved will be reduced and the Finnish security team will return home, as the operation has been reorganised and certain tasks have ended. The changes will take effect immediately.”
This comes after Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen said in an interview in early October that the group of 60 Finnish soldiers could be repatriated sometime in 2021, with Finland’s involvement in the operation likely to end in the spring.
The Human Resource Director of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Ghulam Mullakhel has been arrested over misuse of authority, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) confirmed on Sunday.
Mullakhel was arrested jointly by police and the AGO on Saturday night, the AGO said.
The AGO stated although Mullakhel had recently been fired, he continued to work illegally and appointed several individuals during this period.
The AGO added that the MoF official’s case is under investigation.
The Ministry of Finance confirmed the arrest of MullaKhel but did not provide further details.
Two female judges were killed and three others including a driver and a civilian were wounded in an attack by unknown gunmen in Kabul city on Sunday morning, police confirmed.
According to police three gunmen attacked the convoy of vehicles carrying Supreme Court employees in the Qala-e-Fathullah area of PD10 in Kabul city this morning.
Police did not provide further details about the attack.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
This comes as targeted attacks have sharply increased in Afghanistan amid peace talks in Doha.
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