Nօ Armenian peacekeeper suffered in Mazar-e Sharif attack on Friday, Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan told Panorama.am. In Hovhannisyan’s words, Armenia peacekeepers continue their service at another base.
To remind, more than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base on Friday. Afghanistan’s defense ministry reported, fighting lasted for several hours near the city of Mazar-e Sharif in northern Balkh province.
As part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Armenia contributes up to 130 peacekeepers in Afghanistan, that serves under the German command primarily responsible for training and assisting Afghan national army units.
