750 graduates join Afghan security forces: gov’t

KABUL, April 24– About 750 people after receiving training have been commissioned to security forces under Afghanistan’s Taliban- led caretaker government, the country’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. The newly trained soldiers received professional, military and intellectual training at a training center in army’s 205th al- Badar Corps and attended a…

KABUL, April 24 (Xinhua) — About 750 people after receiving training have been commissioned to security forces under Afghanistan’s Taliban-led caretaker government, the country’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.

The newly trained soldiers received professional, military and intellectual training at a training center in army’s 205th al-Badar Corps and attended a graduation ceremony on Saturday, the ministry said in a statement.

The Afghan caretaker government has been working to establish a 350,000-strong security force, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi told local media recently.

About 2,000 new cadets have joined the security forces this week, according to the ministry. Enditem