Jordanian troops will arrive in Afghanistan "in the next two days" to participate in a humanitarian mission, government spokesman Saleh Qallab said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb has said that Jordan agreed to send troops soon to Afghanistan as part of a “humanitarian” peacekeeping mission under the United Nations umbrella. Abul Ragheb said at a press conference that a “genuine discussion is now under way to send forces to Afghanistan within the framework of a humanitarian mission.” He referred to setting up “field hospitals and medical centers such as those erected in Ramallah (the West Bank) and Sierra Leone,” as well as providing “services to the injured and needy” in the war-torn Asian country. The hospital would be erected in “a non-combat zone, probably in Mazar-e-Sharif,” in northern Afghanistan, the prime minister said. “Our troops will also protect supply roads and work towards restoring order and security.” He noted, however, that the authorities were still discussing “a request [from the UN] to this effect and means to safeguard the Jordanian soldiers” when they deploy in Afghanistan, the report added – Albawaba.com
