As from January 15, Col. Tamás Sándor, the commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Special Operations Contingent fills the position of deputy chief of staff for operations and intelligence at the headquarters of Task Force 10, which directs the special operations forces (SOF) units in Afghanistan.

In this position, he will be operations commander of the special operations which are currently under way in seven provinces. His mandate runs for six months.

The Hungarian Special Operations Forces deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. Since last November, they have been augmented with two teams and a staff element so that they can execute the tasks of training the SOF units of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

The request to carry out this mission also shows the international appreciation of Hungary’s capability, which has been built up in just a few years.

(MoD Press Office)