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Russia To Train Sappers For Afghan Army -- RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, December 18 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian military will train combat engineers for the Afghan army to ensure safe and efficient mine sweeping in the war-torn Central Asian country, Russia’s defense minister said Wednesday.
“We are working on the creation of a training center to prepare sappers for mine sweeping in Afghanistan,” Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with university students in Moscow.
Shoigu said that the training would be carried out through interpreters speaking dialects commonly used in Afghanistan.
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Update: Russian military to train combat engineers for Afghan army -- Voice of Russia
My Comment: This will be the first of many joint Russian - Afghan military exercises and training programs.
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Didn't the Soviet get bombed out of Afghanistan by Shoulder-to-Air Stinger Missiles?
Now that MENA region has a new version of Shoulder-Fired Ground-to-Air Missiles the Russians do not want to miss out on the Meat Grinder?
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