Hundreds of Scottish Troops Deployed to Kabul to Train Afghan Soldiers

KABUL: (Middle East Press) Hundreds of Scottish troops from the 2 Scots battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland are being sent to Kabul to help train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

BBC Reported that the soldiers will serve for seven months under the ongoing British military support mission “Operation Toral” in Afghanistan.

About 250 soldiers will be based in the Afghan army college near Kabul.

Lt Col Graham Wearmouth, of 2 Scots Battalion, said the troops will be there in a very different capacity to their previous combat role in Helmand.

“It is the Afghans in the lead. We are there in a supporting role, helping them to develop their institutions so that they can then deliver more enduring stability to their own country.” He is quoted by BBC as saying.