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Kosovo Security Force Reaches Full Operational Capability

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013

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Kosovo Security Force Reaches Full Operational Capability

The North Atlantic Council yesterday declared that the Kosovo Security Force has reached full operational capability and is now able to perform the tasks assigned to it within its mandate and to the standards designated by NATO. “The Kosovo Security Force mission remains the same as it always has been: to conduct civil protection operations and to assist the civil authorities in responding to natural disasters and other emergencies,” said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in a statement. “The…

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