Monitoring Desk
KABUL: Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Afghanistan late Monday and called on Afghan Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.
The two sides held talks on expanding bilateral cooperation in different sectors between the two countries.
Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah thanked the Polish president for his country’s cooperation with Afghanistan and termed Poland’s support to Afghanistan candidature in the UN Human Righters Council as a good step towards improving relations between the two countries.
President Andrzej Duda disclosed that his country would increase the number of troops for training, advice and assistance of Afghan forces under NATO command.
He vowed to continue providing political and military support to Afghanistan.
The meeting also discussed latest political developments in Afghanistan and the region.
Poland lost 40 troops during their Afghan mission under NATO command from 2002 to 2014.
Currently, the polish troops are engaged in providing training, advice and assistance to Afghan forces under the NATO’s Resolute Support Mission.
