More than 200 Bulgarian military officers from 9 missions will celebrate the Day of the Bulgarian Army, May 6, abroad. In a video conference call today, Bulgaria's Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov congratulated the Bulgarian contingents in..
The 39 th Bulgarian military contingent which took part in the NATO mission in Afghanistan “Resolute Support” has returned in full. At the welcoming ceremony Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov stated that the training and certification of..
The 40 th contingent of the Bulgarian army from the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan was sent off with an official ceremony at Plovdiv airport. I believe the planned rotation has been a success because we have kept the..
"Certification you passed just a few days ago has shown that you are prepared for the tasks you will be assigned to do in Afghanistan. It is time for making a clear statement of your strong character and demonstrating your high fighting spirit,..
All 158 soldiers from the 35th Bulgarian contingent in Afghanistan returned to their homeland after a few days ago, the 36th contingent started the fulfillment of their tasks as part of "Resolute Support" mission. Defense Minister Krassimir..
At an official ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the 36 th Bulgarian military contingent accepted its tasks within the NATO mission “Resolute Support”. The Bulgarian contingent will perform tasks connected primarily with organizing..
No Bulgarian soldiers have been injured in a car bombing in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense reported. The terrorist act took place November 13, at a distance of more than 11 km from the base in which the Bulgarian military..
In the town of Karlovo, Central Bulgaria, a ceremony was held before the departure of the 34th contingent of the Bulgarian Army to the "Resolute Support” Mission of NATO in Afghanistan. The contingent is comprised of over 100 troops and includes a..
140 Afghan refugees have been deported from Bulgaria, the embassy of Afghanistan is currently processing the readmission papers of another 200, PM Boyko Borissov told the outgoing ministers of his cabinet today. He added that the migrant pressure..
In the coming days Bulgaria will extradite the first group of migrants back to Kabul by plane. The group comprises some 50 people involved in the riot at the refugee centre in Harmanli. They all entered Bulgaria illegally, have no regulated status on..
