Special Forces OKd for Afghan Operation
Parliament approved the deployment of up to 200 Czech special forces as part as the British-led multinational peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.
Parliament met in closed session in Prague, and results of the vote were not available. But the CTK news agency said approval was “overwhelming.”
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Dec. 21, 2001 FOR THE RECORD
Los Angeles Times Friday December 21, 2001 Home Edition Part A Part A Page 2 A2 Desk 1 inches; 18 words Type of Material: Correction
Czech Republic--A label on a brief story in Section A on Thursday mistakenly referred to the Czech Republic as Czechoslovakia.
Britain is preparing to send a vanguard of troops to Kabul, in time for Saturday’s inauguration of an interim government.
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