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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 >>

Bulgaria Boosts Its Troops in Afghanistan, Stays in Kosovo [Jun 11, 2010] Bulgaria is going to expand its mission in Afghanistan with additional troops and military instructors, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

NATO urges Bulgaria to send to Afghanistan artillery trainers, air engineers [May 21, 2010] NATO Secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Sofia on Thursday that NATO needs in Afghanistan Bulgarian artillery trainers and an air maintenance team. Rasmussen, who paid a two-day visit to Bulgaria ending on Friday, had on Thursday meetings with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and President Georgi Parvanov, where they discussed the situations in Afghanistan and in the Balkans, the NATO's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Afghani Plane Purchased from Bulgaria Crashes Killing 43 [May 17, 2010] An AN-24 aircraft with 43 on board crashed on its way from Kunduz to Kabul in Afghanistan Monday killing all passengers and crew. The news agency Al Jazeera reports the Russian-made plane had been purchased from Bulgaria only 3 months ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Foreign Minister Denies He Was Targeted by Taliban (Novinite.com) [Jan 31, 2010] Bulgaria?s new Foreign Minister and ex Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has denied the claims that the Taliban targeted him during his recent visit to Afghanistan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to increase troops in Afghanistan (AlertNet) [Jan 29, 2010] Source: Reuters SOFIA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to send 100 more soldiers to bolster its 500-strong contingent in Afghanistan this year, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. The centre-right government, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Confirms Sending 70 More Troops to Afghanistan (Novinite.com) [Jan 29, 2010] Bulgaria?s newly appointed Foreign Minister and former Defense Minister Nikolay Mladenov has confirmed the country would send 70 more troops to Afghanistan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Candidate Nominated for EU Head in Afghanitsan (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Baroness Catherine Ashton, has stated that Bulgaria has put forward one of the four candidates for the new post of EU High Representative in Afghanistan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria Defense Minister: Taliban Target NATO Ministers (Novinite.com) [Jan 27, 2010] Former Bulgaria Defense Minister, Nikolay Tsonev, has said that all Ministers from NATO countries who visit Afghanistan will always be a tempting target for the Taliban. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EU Commissioner-Designate Vows to Visit Gaza, Afghanistan (Novinite.com) [Jan 12, 2010] Bulgaria?s EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva has stated during her Tuesday?s hearing at the EP Development Committee that she would visit Gaza and Afghanistan first, if she is confirmed in charge of EU?s humanitarian aid. [via YahooNews] More >>