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Afghan SDF detachment eyed

Tokyo is considering sending Self-Defense Forces personnel to the headquarters of the international security mission in Afghanistan as a way of aiding the war-torn country, Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said Wednesday. "The possibility is not zero,... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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28 May 08		Japan Self-Defense Forces  »  YouTube videoThe Japan Self-Defense Forces or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of the post-World War II American occupation of Japan.
04 Nov 09		National › Japan considers sending SDF officers to Afghan int'l security mission  »  Japan Today Tokyo is considering sending Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel to the headquarters of the international security mission in Afghanistan as a way of aiding the war-torn…
20 Oct 09		Politics › Defense chief to study SDF redeployment to support Afghanistan  »  Japan Today Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said Tuesday he will look at plans to redeploy the Self-Defense Forces to help reconstruct Afghanistan after Japan's refueling mission in…
27 Oct 09		Kitazawa hints shift in MSDF mission  »  Japan Times Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said Tuesday he is considering having Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels refuel warships involved in international antipiracy operations off Somalia after their current support mission in the Indian Ocean ends in...
13 Oct 09		Kitazawa says Indian Ocean mission ending  »  Japan Times Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa reaffirmed Tuesday that the Japanese refueling mission in the Indian Ocean will be terminated in January when the law authorizing it expires. Kitazawa said at a news conference that the Maritime Self-Defense Force ships...
06 Oct 09		Cabinet has no problem ending refueling mission: Defense chief  »  Japan Times Members of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet are in agreement on terminating the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean when the special law authorizing the deployment expires Jan. 15, Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa...

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