HERAT, Afghanistan (May 4) – Mr Arben Imami, The Albanian Minister of Defense, visited the Regional Command West headquarters at Camp Arena today. RC-West is the ISAF command responsible for Western Afghanistan, with contributions from eleven Nations, including Albania, which is part of RC-West since 2007. After meeting with Gen. Claudio Berto, RC-West Commander, Mr Imami met the Albanian contingent deployed in Herat. The 222 Albanian troops are part of the surveillance and force protection elements at Camp Arena. The military contingent from Tirana, Albania’s capital and largest city, belong to two units of the army's elite forces: 112 troops from the 2nd Battalion of the rapid reaction Brigade and 110 troops from the Commandos regiment. The two units are respectively by Maj. Sokol Pitomina and by Maj. Naim Dani.
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