The first Special Operations Contingent of the Hungarian Defence Forces has started working in Afghanistan – Col. Tamás Sándor, the commander of the unit told the Kabul-based special correspondent of Hungarian News Agency MTI by phone on Tuesday, December 4.

The commander said that the members of the contingent had recently arrived in the Central Asian country, and had already started working. He added that the members of the team are partnering the Special Forces of other nations under American command; they jointly plan and conduct their operations.

“We are very proud of being able to serve here, and of being able to participate in training the special police units of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)”, stressed Tamás Sándor. The commander of the HDF Special Operations Contingent pointed out that they have very good relations with the local Special Forces and with those of the NATO nations. The Hungarian Special Forces are operating under the command of Task Force-10 in two eastern provinces of Afghanistan.

Hungarian Special Operations Forces have been present in the country since 2009. The Ministry of Defence announced their expansion in this year. Currently around 40 Hungarian special operators are working in Afghanistan.

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(Honvedelem.hu; MTI)