By Xinhua
Prague : The Czech Republic will agree to a U.S. request to send an elite military unit to Afghanistan, Czech Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova said on Friday.
The 100-member-strong unit will be additional to the 415 troops approved by the parliament last autumn to be deployed in Afghanistan, Parkanova said.
It mainly involves members of the special forces unit from Prostejov, which had operated twice in Afghanistan, and is under the direct command of the defence minister through the head of Military Intelligence service, the Czech news agency CTK reported.
The report said the elite forces will operate again in very dangerous regions of Afghanistan.
Previous reports revealed that the unit would operate either in southern or eastern Afghanistan where fierce battles are being waged.
The unit operated under the Operation Enduring Freedom program in 2004 and 2006. In both missions, it performed reconnaissance and information transfer tasks. The Czech soldiers also fought in combat operations.
It is reported that the Czech army would have more than 500 troops in Afghanistan by the end of this year.