Colombia’s military signaled readiness to deploy troops to Afghanistan as it hopes to expand its role abroad in international peacekeeping missions through NATO and the UN, reported El Colombiano newspaper on Sunday. The…
Colombia invited the Spanish government to participate in a campaign against landmines, Univision reported Thursday. The Colombian Embassy in Spain joined a campaign entitled “Lend Your Leg” which works to…
“Restrepo,” an award-winning documentary named after Juan Sebastian Restrepo, a Colombian-born U.S. platoon medic killed in action in Afghanistan, was released in Colombia Friday. The film follows the second platoon…
A second Colombian soldier has died in Afghanistan, in the explosion of an antipersonnel mine, local media reported Tuesday. Gustavo Rios Ordoñez, a 25-year-old Colombian from Pereira, died in the…
Colombia’s Defense Minister, Gabriel Silva, said Wednesday that the country is finalizing the details to send a contingent of about fifty soldiers to Afghanistan before August, when President Alvaro Uribe’s…
Forty Colombian ex-soldiers are currently part of the large international body of security contractors now in Afghanistan, bolstering the U.S.-led war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Following the precedent…
Colombian army commander Freddy Padilla Thursday criticized General Gustavo Matamoros’ announcement that Colombia will send troops to Afghanistan, because providing such information is outside Matamoros’ jurisdiction. Padilla said that President…
A military convoy specializing in landmine disarmament and elite operations will soon join Spanish forces in Afghanistan, Colombian general Gustavo Matamoros said Wednesday. 60 Colombian troops will form part of…
After helping negotiate an end to a Paraguayan hostage crisis, Colombia’s military and police forces hope to play an increasingly active role in advising other countries on security matters. A…