ANKARA, Jan 18 (A.A)- An advance Turkish troop arrived in Afghanistan on Friday to hold contacts regarding the Turkish unit to be sent to the region within the framework of the Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sources said that the advance Turkish troop which departed from Turkey early in the morning arrived in Afghanistan at 2.30 p.m.
The troop commanded by General Emin Alp is comprised of 12 personnel.
The advance troop will carry out coordination activities for the settlement of Turkish unit in Afghanistan.
Turkey will take part in the force formed under the coordination of Britain with one company at the beginning. The Turkish unit will be comprised of 261 personnel together with the administrative support units.
Six Turkish officers will be on mission in the international force headquarters.
The highest rank of the Turkish officers to be on mission in Afghanistan will be colonel while the Turkish unit can be increased to a battalion according to the developments.
The exact date of the transfer of Turkish unit to Afghanistan will be set following the completion of necessary preparations.