Written question asked by Ann Winterton (Conservative) on Monday, 18 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 January 2010. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Monday, 8 February 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Afghanistan: Armed Forces
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2009, Official Report, column 1201W, on the Afghan National Army, what information his Department holds on the tribal origin of (a) the commander, (b) officers and (c) non-commissioned officers of the Afghan troop force in Helmand province.
- Answer
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The requested information on the tribal origins of 205 Corps from which the majority of Afghan National Army in Helmand are drawn is provided in the table:
Percentage Pashtun Tajik Hazara Uzbek Others Officer 45 44 6 1 3 Non Commissioned Officers 42 45 7 3 5 Note: This data has been provided by the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. The Commander of 205 Corps is Pashtun.
Secondary information
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- 505 c656W; 312409
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- 2009-10
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