Kabul accepts gift of 10,000 AK-47s from Moscow

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan government, accepting a gift of 10,000 AK-47s and millions of rounds of ammunition from Russia, on Wednesday said its policy to strengthen the Afghan defence and security forces was not in contradiction with its policy on peace and reconciliation.

Speaking at a ceremony to accept the weapons gift at Kabul airport, National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar said: “This important donation is from an important friend of Afghanistan in a crucial time for Afghanistan . . .