MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The first deputy defense minister says they are trying to train an army that can defend Afghanistan's borders and people independently.
He made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the new commander of the Mazar Corps in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province.
About two months after the fall of Afghanistan into the hands of the Taliban, Maulvi Atallah Omari was officially named commander of the Mazar Corps.
At the ceremony, Mullah Mohammad Fazil Mazloom, first deputy defense minister, said efforts were being made to train an army that would be . . .
