In connection with the March 31st Afghanistan Conference in The Hague, the Dutch Defence ministry has issued a special issue of its Defensiekrant (Defence newspaper) – the first ever in English. In contains interviews with the ministers of Defence, Development, and Foreign Affairs; key leaders of the Dutch Armed Forces, and with Assadullah Hamdam, the governor of Uruzgan province where The Netherlands is the lead nation of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). It also provides an overview of key military activities, reconstruction efforts, the work of NGO’s, and the activities of Australia – the key partner nation in Uruzgan province.
(Voor de Nederlandstalige versie van deze Defensiekrant-special, klik hier)
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