250 Afghan Youths Complete Training, Commissioned to Army
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A total of 250 Afghan youths joined the national army after completing a 70-day military training course, provincial director for information and culture Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said Sunday.
At the graduation ceremony held in the premise of 219 Omar-e-Salis Military Corps, the newly graduated soldiers vowed to serve the nation elsewhere in the country after receiving their certificates, the Taliban official added, Xinhua reported.
The Taliban-run caretaker administration has planned to build a 150,000-strong national army that would be able to cope with any eventuality, said Enayatullah Khawarazmi, spokesman for Afghanistan's defense ministry.