Over the past months, we worked closely with troops from the United States and Australia and forged many friendships too." The deployments have also allowed the SAF to gain valuable operational experience." Captain Jason Kwek, member of the IAT, added, "The experience of being operationally deployed is like no other. We are grateful for this opportunity to contribute to the global fight against terrorism and help the Afghan people. Our international partners speak highly of the SAF as a ready and reliable partner. Our soldiers have consistently demonstrated a high level of professionalism and commitment in carrying out their duties. Speaking after meeting with members of the SAF's Imagery Analysis Team (IAT), MG Singh said, "The SAF's deployment in Afghanistan has been one of the longest and most wide-ranging overseas deployments for us. All those contributions by Singapore have truly made a difference." GEN Dunford said, "The Singapore Army has been a valuable contributor to the ability of the Afghans to take the lead from training their artillery forces to supporting us with our intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, to assisting us in our strategic communications, to the medical and dental support. During the meeting, MG Singh expressed his appreciation to the ISAF for the support rendered to SAF troops in the past six years of the SAF's operations in Afghanistan. Abrams were present at the completion ceremony held on at the Multinational Base Tarin Kowt located in Oruzgan.Īs part of his visit, MG Singh also called on Commander ISAF General (GEN) Joseph Dunford in Kabul. Chief of Army Major-General (MG) Ravinder Singh, Commander of Australian forces in the Middle East MG Michael Peter Crane and Commander Regional Command South MG Robert B. With the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the final stages of taking over full security responsibility for Afghanistan from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has concluded its deployments in Afghanistan.
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