Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak of Afghanistan
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General Wardak has studied overseas in US.
Two Guantanamo Bay detainees, Hiztullah Nasrat Yar and his father, Nasrat Khan, claimed, during their Combatant Status Review Tribunals, that Yar had been assigned the responsibility to guard the weapons cache that triggered his arrest by General Wardak himself.
Abdul Rahim Wardak is the Defence Minister of Afghanistan.
Before this appointment General Wardak was the deputy Defence Minister to Mohammed Fahim.
Wardak was also involved in the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
Abdul Rahim Wardak is part of the WikiProject Afghanistan, a project to maintain and expand Afghanistan-related subjects on Wikipedia.
Kabul : Afghanistan Abdul Rahim Wardak is the Defence Minister of Afghanistan.
Before this appointment General Wardak was the deputy.
Adam Mike Mullen and Afghan Defence Minister Gen Abdul Rahim Wardak discussed regional security and Afghanistan during a meeting in the ministry here.
Afghan Defense Minister Rahim Wardak said at the time that the initiative was aimed at recruiting local militiamen into the national police force (RFE/RL.
Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak said in a news conference Oct 4 that resolution of the conflict required a "political settlement with the.
Terrorists are flooding across our porous borders," Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak said in a recent Washington speech.
Afghan Defense Minister Rahim Wardak has gone so far as to propose a joint border force of American, Pakistani, and Afghan soldiers that could engage.
Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak is visiting India amid signs of increased Indian-Afghan cooperation.
Afghanistans Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak met with his Indian counterpart A.
Moreover, Wardak said his country would seek New Delhis help in maintaining Soviet-era helicopter gun ships and medium helicopters to provide logistical support to its armed forces.
General abdul rahim wardak said the details of what would constitute a long-term US presence were still under discussion but he signalled kabul was eager for "enduring.
During the -minute long meeting with his indian counterpart a k antony at south block here, aunt judy afgh stan defence minister abdul rahim wardak said his country would seek new delhi.
Defence minister abdul rahim wardak has said that anti-taliban operations have been mounted and the current year will prove decisive for itants.
Abdul rahim wardak said suicide bombings were up per cent from a year ago and that the afghan army needed more troops and equipment "we have achieved a great deal with limited.
Afghan defense minister gen abdul rahim wardak said evidence of ir an cooperation in arming talib nsurgents with advanced weapons is inconclusive.
Deputy defence minister general abdul rahim wardak said in total heavy weapons systems had been collected "the collection of the heavy weapons from the capital is another step.
Largest pakist news agency afgh stan to get aircrafts in three years: wardak kabul: defence minister abdul rahim wardak said the country would have aircrafts in.
Defense minister abdul rahim wardak says the police nurse and defense ministry weapons expert supported the gunmen who targeted karzai at an itary parade in kabul.
Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak Expresses Full Confidence in Afghan Security Forces during Official Visit to the US.
During this visit, Minister Wardak met with Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Charmin of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Michael G.
On Capitol Hill, Minister Wardak met with Senator Daniel Inoye, Congressman John Murtha, and Congressman Ike Skelton, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
In these meetings, Minister Wardak discussed the progress of the military mission in Afghanistan and the strategic partnership between the US.
On October 18, Minister Wardak joined Major General Robert Cone, commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command in Afghanistan, for a joint press conference.
Minister Wardak expressed his hopes that the US.
During the 45-minute long meeting with his Indian counterpart, A K Antony Abdul Rahim Wardak said his country would seek New Delhi's help in operationalising some Soviet era helicopter gunships and medium helicopters to provide logistical support to its armed forces.
Wardak said he believed a 70,000-strong Afghan army could not put down a recent surge of Taliban-led violence and protect the country from outside threats.
Wardak said the amount of money some coalition nations spend on one of their own soldiers in the field could fund 50 to 100 new Afghan troops.
Wardak says Afghan National Army troops are gaining experience and skill every day, and should be given more responsibility on the country's battlefields.
Afghanistan's defense minister and the chief of NATO expressed confidence that alliance forces will be effective at taking responsibility for security in most of the country, in spite of the recent increase in attacks by insurgents and criminals.
Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak says he is confident the NATO forces are up to the job of fighting Taleban and al-Qaida insurgents, drug traffickers and other criminals.
Minister Wardak said he believes his forces, along with coalition and NATO troops, will get control of the situation in the south within a couple of months.
Minister Wardak said he does not believe the recent spike in violence is a resurgence by the Taleban.
Wardak said he was preparing for the worst so we do not go wrong.
Wardak said he was also looking for a strong commitment from Afghanistans allies to counter the Talibans efforts to undermine the will of NATO countries to stay the course.
Wardak said it was not enough to defeat the insurgency and secure all of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan’s Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak speaks during an interview in KabulKABUL: Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have stepped up their attacks in the hope of weakening support in Nato countries for deploying more troops, Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak said yesterday.
Wardak said in an interview that by intensifying their attacks, the Taliban and their allies wanted to influence public opinion in European countries against the deployments.
Wardak said Afghanistan wants an army of up to 200,000 soldiers to face internal and external threats.
Wardak said he has discussed that target with US and Nato commanders, who have nearly 35,000 troops in the country.
Wardak said Afghanistan planned to revive and restructure its air force this year and would acquire fixed-wing transport aircraft and helicopter gunships.
Wardak said the world’s most wanted men, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, his number two, Ayman al-Zawahri and Taliban leader Mullah Mohamed Omar were across the border in Pakistan.
var PageContent= ' Kabul - Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak said on Saturday that an abducted German engineer was about to be released by his captors, but they held back for developments in the case of 19 South Korean hostages still being held.
Asked if the Afghan government was considering military action for the freedom of the hostages, Wardak said that it was an option from day one and the Afghan army was ready to take action.
day one and the Afghan army was ready to take action.
South Korean hostages still being held.
General Wardak expressed deep appreciation and gratitude for the sacrifices of US.
NEW YORK: Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak has said that Afghanistan is monitoring and carefully looking into reports of some Iranian-build explosives at the disposal of the anti-government Taliban.
We are really carefully monitoring this development to determine to what level there is the involvement of our western neighbour, Wardak said at a news conference.
During his meetings with Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff and other senior officials, Wardak is believed to have argued that the Afghan National Army with its limited manpower and capabilities, had achieved a great deal of success.
Wardak is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan can reduce its dependency on foreign troops within the next four or five years, Afghan Foreign Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak said Monday.
The attack on Wardak came just over a week before parliamentary elections, the next big step in Afghanistans difficult path to stability.
Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak said the idea was broached about a month and a half ago at a meeting of senior US, Afghan and Pakistani military officialsThe Pakistanis "said they are looking at it," Wardak told reporters during a visit to the Pentagon.
In a wide-ranging interview with the AP, Wardak said he would appeal to the defense ministers of NATO and allied countries to provide greater assistance in training Afghan security forces.
Wardak said that "the success of coalition forces in Iraq" had combined with developments in countries neighboring Afghanistan to cause "a major increase in the number of foreign fighters" coming toAfghanistan.
Wardak said the concept of the joint task force was discussed a month and half ago at a tripartite meeting with prospective partner nations, including Pakistan.
They say they are looking at it, Wardak said of the government in Islamabad.
Now to find common ground between the two countries, Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak is visiting Kashmir this week to witness counter-terrorism drills.
Cooperation between US is important against fundamentalism and terrorism,â Wardak was quoted as saying.
Mon, May 5 12:35 PMKabul, May 5 (ANI): Afghanistan's Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak has announced that a police captain and an army officer were connected to the assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai last week.
Wardak said security officials needed to keep investigating how and when the group of three gunmen who fired on the military parade managed to bring weapons into their hotel room.