HistoryofTruth.com - Armenian Allegations

Armenia is set to send forces to Afghanistan by the end of this year, the defense minister of the ex-Soviet nation said Tuesday. According to Defense Minister Seyran Oganian, Armenia is discussing details of the deployment with Germany, CTV News reported on its Web site. The minister did not elaborate on the number of servicemen Armenia is planning to send to contribute to NATO and U.S. operations in the war-torn country, but officials have said it would likely send munitions experts and communications officers. Armenia had approximately 50 military personnel in Iraq before withdrawing its contingent earlier this year. Oganian said some Armenians who fought in the Soviet Union's unsuccessful war in Afghanistan in the 1980s would like to return to the turbulent country as part of the new force.