India rules out sending troops to Afghanistan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Aug 7, IRNA
India-Afghanistan-Troops
India has reaffirmed it would not send troops to Afghanistan for the operations being conducted in the war- ravaged country by the US-led coalition forces as the UN had not mandated this action.
"India has only been taking part in operations approved by the United Nations," Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Wednesday told reporters on the sidelines of a defence function here, IANS reported.
"There is no likelihood of taking part in operations in Afghanistan as they are not mandated by the UN but are under the aegis of the US," Kapoor added.
"India has been providing a degree of development and medical aid to Afghanistan. And we will continue to provide aid in any form as the government deems fit," he maintained.
Following the deadly July 7 terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul there has been talk of sending additional Indian security forces to Afghanistan to beef up security at the mission.
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