India to train Afghan army in counter-insurgency operations

NEW DELHI: Indian Army will impart training to Afghan Army in counter-insurgency operations. It was decided during a meeting between the Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and his Indian counter-parts here.
The Afghan Defence Minister is here to discuss enhancement of military cooperation with India.
On Thursday, he paid a daylong visit to Srinagar-based 15 Corps of the Indian army where he was briefed on the counter-insurgency operations in occupied Kashmir, The Tribune quoting defence sources said.
“As Afghanistan had no big training institute there, their officers and jawans used to come to India to undergo special training here,” a senior official said.
“Terrorism is a common threat to both the countries. Cooperation between us is important against fundamentalism and terrorism,” Wardak was quoted having said.