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Bulgaria to Make Major Withdrawal of Afghanistan Troops by 2014 [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's government has decided in favor of a major pullout of the Bulgarian troops stationed in Afghanistan, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov announced after Wednesday's Cabinet sitting. Thus, Bulgaria will bring home three-fourths of its more than 600 troops currently serving within NATO's ISAF mission, under a newly adopted document with the lengthy title "Strategy for the Transformation of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Bust Illegal Nigerian, Afghan in Dutch Car Trunk [Nov 14, 2011] Bulgarian and Romanian border police officers have arrested two illegal immigrants hidden in the car trunk of a Dutch citizen, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced. The two men ? one from Nigeria and one from Afghanistan ? were found hidden in car driven by 50-year-old citizen of the Netherlands during a joint inspection of the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities on the so called Danube Bridge ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Mulls Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan [Jul 28, 2011] An expert group of the Bulgarian Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministries is working on a strategy for the withdrawal of the country's rangers from Afghanistan. The news was announced Thursday by Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, who spoke during a discussion on international security, held in Sofia, explaining for the time being Bulgaria has the foundations of such strategy, based on realistic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Send Its 21st Contingent to Afghanistan [Jul 13, 2011] Bulgaria will send on Thursday its 21st contingent to Afghanistan. The new unit will participate in an ISAF mission in Kabul. A total of 90% of the contingent's 165 soldiers have already participated in missions.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sends Off More Troops to Afghanistan [Feb 02, 2011] A send-off ceremony will be held in the town of Pleven, Northern Bulgaria, on Wednesday for a 200-strong unit which will join the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan to provide security at Kabul Airport. At the end of last year Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov visited war-torn Afghanistan and the country's troops there for two days. He assessed highly the work of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Pakistan support Afghan reconciliation process [Jan 19, 2011] Bulgaria and Pakistan Wednesday announced support for the Afghan-driven reconciliation efforts to restore peace in the war-shattered Afghanistan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Defense Minister Pays Surprise Visit to Afghanistan [Nov 10, 2010] At present, the Bulgarian contingents in Afghanistan, numbering 600 troops, are based in three locations ? Kabul, Kandahar and Herat. Photo by EPA/BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria To Beef Up Troop Strength In Afghanistan [Oct 27, 2010] (RTTNews) - Bulgaria is to send another 65 soldiers to Afghanistan as part of efforts to increase its deployment there, the country's Defense Minister was quoted as saying according to reports on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Vows to Stay in Afghanistan 'till the End' [Oct 26, 2010] Bulgarian will be setting no deadline for withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov said. Angelov opened Tuesday a conference entitled "Europe for Afghanistan: from Understanding to Support," held in the Military Club in the Bulgarian capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to stay in Afghanistan by end of ISAF: official [Oct 26, 2010] Bulgaria will participate in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan by the end of this mission, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov said here on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Al-Qaeda Sees Bulgaria as 'Legitimate Target' [Oct 22, 2010] Bulgaria is a legitimate target of al-Qaeda because it has sent its soldiers to support the US invaders in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Lebanon-based Sunni extremist group Asbat al-Ansar has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Shies Away from Sending Combat Battalion to Afghanistan [Oct 15, 2010] Defense Minister Anyu Angelov has suggested that Bulgaria does not intend to send a combat battalion as part of the NATO/ISAF mission in Afghanistan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Shies Away from Sending Combat Battalion to Afghanistan [Oct 15, 2010] The announcements that Angelov made in July 2010 that Bulgaria will be starting to train a combat battalion for Afghanistan subsequently led to a scandal that nearly lost him his job as Prime Minister Borisov was infuriated by such statements when the Cabinet, not to mention the Parliament, never made any such decisions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria not to send more troops to Afghanistan in 2011: DM [Sep 01, 2010] Bulgaria will not send more troops to the country's contingent participating in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in 2011, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Unyielding in Helping Afghanistan to Rebuild [Jul 20, 2010] Bulgaria is seeking ways to boost its efforts to help Afghanistan achieve stability, Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov said in a special statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Unyielding in Helping Afghanistan to Rebuild [Jul 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Mladenov has made a special statement on Afghanistan policies. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to send more troops to Afghanistan [Jun 23, 2010] Bulgaria says it will send 65 more troops to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan in early September. Afghanistan - NATO - Asia - Government - Bulgaria [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria increases number of troops in Afghanistan [Jun 23, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria is to boost its troop numbers in Afghanistan by 65, the government said on Wednesday.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to send more troops to Afghanistan [Jun 23, 2010] Bulgaria says it will send 65 more troops to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan in early September. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ups ISAF with 65 Rangers [Jun 23, 2010] Up to 65 new rangers will be sent by Bulgaria by September 1 to take part in the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) mission in Afghanistan. [via YahooNews] More >>