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UNCLAS ATHENS 000073 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF
SUBJECT: Greek Contributions in Afghanistan - New Support for 
Reintegration and for U.S. Programs in Education and Water 
 
¶1.  (U) On February 2, the Greek MFA shared with Post a paper 
compiling Greek military and financial contributions in 
Afghanistan.  The paper details three new pledges of assistance: 1 
million euros for a women's education program, and 1 million for a 
World Bank drinking water program, both in cooperation with the 
United States, and a 500,000 euro pledge as a first installment of 
Greece's contribution to the Afghan Reintegration Fund announced in 
London.  Text of paper is provided below (emailed to EUR/SE): 
 
 
 
BEGIN TEXT: 
 
 
 
"Hellenic Contribution in Afghanistan" 
 
 
 
CURRENT ISAF 
 
 
 
-- One Composite Battalion (including an engineers company) in the 
Kabul region (122 men strong).  Following a recent SHAPE decision, 
the Hellenic Composite Battalion in Afghanistan (TESAF) will be 
included in the NATO Training Mission (NTM-A) in Kabul. 
 
 
 
-- An Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT), consisting of 
3 men, to the 201 Army Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA). 
 
 
 
-- 10 staff officers at ISAF HQ. 
 
 
 
-- 2 staff officers and 4 military policemen deployed at the Kabul 
International Airport (KAIA). 
 
 
 
PLEDGED ISAF 
 
 
 
-- An additional Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT), 
consisting of 19 trainers, for ANA's Capital Division to be 
deployed by summer 2010. 
 
 
 
-- 53 officers to assume command of the Kabul International Airport 
for a six-month period, beginning April 2010. 
 
 
 
-- Two medical teams of (8) eight doctors and medics ready to be 
deployed whenever requested. 
 
 
 
-- We are ready to offer training to Afghan military personnel in 
Hellenic military institutions. 
 
 
 
-- 3 million Euros contribution to the ANA Trust fund 
 
 
 
-- 600,000 Euros contribution to Helicopter Fund in the context of 
the UK-French Initiative. 
 
 
 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
 
 
67,07 million Euros from 2002 to 2008 to international efforts for 
development and humanitarian purposes. 
 
 
 
4,6 million Euros in 2009, including: 
 
-- 1.000.000 Euros, Women education program in cooperation with 
USA. 
 
-- 1.000.000 Euros, World Bank drinking water program in 
cooperation with USA 
 
-- 300.000 Euros, financing Hungary's Provisional Reconstruction 
Team (PRT) on health, education, agriculture, women education 
related activities in the Baghlan region (additional 500.000 Euros 
were contributed in 2008). 
 
-- 700.000 Euros, financing Spain's PRT on health and education in 
the Badghis region 
 
-- 300.000 Euros, financing Estonia's PRT on health in the Helmand 
region 
 
-- 500.000 Euros, financing Lithuania's PRT on health and education 
in the Gohr region 
 
-- 300.000 Euros, financing Czech Republic's PRT on agriculture and 
education in the Logar region 
 
-- 400.000 Euros, World Food Program 
 
-- 100.000 Euros, OSCE/ODIHR Election Support Team 
 
 
 
Pledge for 700.000 Euros as a contribution to the Law and Order 
Trust Fund for Afghanistan-LOFTA (UNDP). 
 
 
 
Pledge for 500.000 Euros as first installment of Greece's 
contribution to the Afghan Reintegration Fund. 
 
 
 
END TEXT OF PAPER 
Speckhard