NATO Afghanistan deliberations still in the futureNATO allies know little about new plans the USA has for Afghanistan, says Minister of Defense Jüri Luik (IRL).Local News
Estonian parlt gives defense forces mandate to participate in intl missionsThe Riigikogu on Wednesday adopted nine decisions concerning the participation of up to 371 members of the Estonian defense forces in international missions in 2017.Local News
Servicemen sent on anti-Daesh missionWithin operation Inherent Resolve to fight the terrorist organisation Daesh, six Estonian servicemen travel to Iraq this coming Monday.Local News
Editorial: European unity needed to solve migration crisisAt the moment, the European Union is faced with largest migration of nations since end of WW2. People are coming from various parts of the world and for various reasons.Opinion
Dozens of flights above a reactor in flames«I went there twice,» says a most unique liquidator of the nuclear catastrophe, the Lithuanian helicopter pilot Algirdas.Estonian news
Editorial: Europe is in warIn the war increasingly at hand, what we obviously need is unified European action into which Estonia will need to invest with ideas as well as deeds.Opinion
Editorial: Estonians the conflict solversUN peacekeepers were taken to Southern Lebanon in 1978 to help the central government gain control over the region. Initially the security council gave its mandate for half a year. Till today, the mission keeps going in the restless region.Opinion
Estonian govt approves package of foreign mission bills for 2016The Estonian government on Thursday approved proposals of the defense minister for using members of the defense forces to fulfil Estonia's international obligations on different missions.Local News
Estonia eyes engagement against ISISAt defence ministry, ideas have been put into writing regarding Estonia's options between three likely foreign missions looming. A scenario would take our soldiers back to Iraq, to train combatants fighting Islamic State.Local News
Afghanistan organizes analogue for Estonian 'Let's Do It!' civil initiativeA campaign titled "Let's Do It!", an analogue for an Estonian civil initiative bearing the same name (in Estonian «Teeme ara!»), took place in Afghanistan on Aug. 8 and 9 with 9,200 people participating, including in Kabul where three suicide bombings took place a day earlier.Estonian news
Finland seeks to make migrants go home for moneyA large yet little discussed problem for the overwhelmed EU immigration policy are asylum seekers whose need for asylum goes unconfirmed.Estonian news
«Putin is as powerful as Estonia's president!»In Russia, things are bad. Judge for yourself: anti-Putin conspiracy is already underway! Liquidation of Russia is being attempted! Putin's orders aren't being obeyed! Russia isn't a sovereign state and needs to be saved!Opinion
Tarmo Miilits named EUPOL deputy chief in AfghanistanTarmo Miilits, so far head of the police component of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) has been appointed deputy head of EUPOL Afghanistan.Estonian news
Former Guantanamo inmate granted flat and helper in EstoniaWednesday night saw arrival into Estonia of Ahmed Abdul Qader (31) released from detention in Guantanamo for over 12 years.Local News
Fresh foreign minister casts Rõivas as long term top squirrelAfter two weeks as foreign minister, Keit Pentus-Rosimannus (Reform Party) promises to keep reminding her Western colleagues about the security police officer Eston Kohver case and hopes the Estonian ship guards held in India will be back home pretty soon.Local News
Allied forces to remain in EstoniaYesterday’s NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels was the first after the alliance’s September summit in Wales. While three months back the vision was laid down to strengthen collective defence, yesterday an overview was provided on advancement thus far.Local News
Government adopts 7 foreign mission bills for next yearEstonian government on Thursday adopted bills according to which next year up to 154 members of the Estonian defense forces would take part in international military operations in the NATO Response Force (NRF) as well as in Afghanistan, Mali, Kosovo, the Middle East and the Nordic Battle Group of the European Union.Local News
Estonia to contribute up to 25 troops to Afghanistan follow-up missionEstonia intends to deploy up to 25 members of the defense forces to the NATO follow-up mission in Afghanistan, including up to 15 members of the special forces.Local News
The United States and Estonia - NATO Allies and Global PartnersPresident Obama met with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Estonian Prime Minister Tavi Roivas in Tallinn, Estonia on September 3. The visit reinforced the close ties between the United States and Estonia, which are rooted in our shared values, ideals, and interests.Local News
Obama says USA «dedicated to defend Estonia»In Tallinn press conference with Estonian counterpart Toomas Hendrik Ilves, US President Barack Obama said Estonia will never stand alone again. The United States of America dedicates itself to defend Estonia’s security, said the President.Estonian news
Ilves: contribution to the security of Afghanistan has been a contribution to our own security«Thanks to your experiences and courage, the Estonian Defence Forces are more effective and more professional,» said the President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves on Friday in Kadriorg, when he addressed the last contingent of the Estonian Defence Forces to serve in the NATO led mission in Afghanistan.Local News
Editorial: time for Estonia to cash its NATO checksArrival of US 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team – 150 soldiers – into Estonia, to be rotated till the end of year at least, is a strong sign for sure. Up to now, the defence alliance has avoided permanent Western presence, unwilling to provoke Kremlin.Opinion
Monument to fallen in Afghanistan moved to PaldiskiCommander of the Defence Forces, Major General Riho Terras, on visit to Afghanistan since Monday night, assisted by Estonian soldiers serving in Afghanistan, yesterday removed the cross and plaque bearing names of the nine fallen from the monument at Camp Bastion; the elements of the monument will be transported to Estonia and will, in April 2014, be erected in vicinity of 1st Infantry Brigade, in Paldiski.Local News
Estonian Special Operations Force serving near KabulEstonian Special Operations Force (ESTSOF) serving in Afghanistan with U.S soldiers is deployed in Afghanistan near Kabul, it appears from the covering letter of a bill initiated by the Estonian Ministry of Defense.Local News
Estonian ESTCOY-16 carries out nine big operations in Afghanistan in three monthsThe last but one Estonian combat unit in Afghanistan, ESTCOY-16, conducted nine bigger operations in Afghanistan in the area of responsibility of Task Force Helmand since taking over responsibility in mid-May.Local News
Head of Estonian parlt defense committee gets Afghan Interior Ministry medalAfghanistan's fire and disaster service chief Maj. Gen. Mahboob Amiri, who is currently visiting Estonia, on Thursday conferred the Afghan Interior Ministry's service medal on the chairman of the Estonian parliamentary national defense committee, Mati Raidma.Local News
ESTCOY-16 carries out first operation in AfghanistanThe Estonian infantry company ESTCOY-16 that was deployed to Afghanistan at the beginning of May carried out its first operation in the Nad-e Ali district of the southern Helmand province.Local News
Estonia fears influx of refugeesBackground for denial of asylum for Omar, interpreter for Estonian military in Afghanistan and applying for refugee status in Estonia.Local News
Evelyn Kaldoja: 60 monsters from AfghanistanI do not count every difference a tremendous enrichment. Rather, I treat tolerance as a combination of love for fellow men and rational realisation that different does not automatically mean dangerous. High indeed rose my eyebrows upon hearing that our government substantiated denial of asylum to an Afghani interpreter, long cooperating with Estonian soldiers in the dangerous Helmand, by the risk of some 60 of his colleagues coming over as well.Opinion
Estonian troops find 85 kilograms of drugs, IED factory in AfghanistanThe Estonian infantry company ESTCOY-15 serving in Afghanistan discovered nearly 85 kilograms of narcotics and a factory for making improvised explosive devices, and seized weapons and communication equipment from anti-government insurgents during this week's operations.Local News
Estonia helping Afghanistan train firefightersThe Foreign Ministry is supporting a project of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences that aims to help train firefighters and rescue workers in Afghanistan and develop their leadership skills.Local News
Granting asylum is not political decision - Estonian PMMaking decisions on asylum requests is a humanitarian act, not a political decision, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said on Thursday in a comment on the government's rejection of an Afghan interpreter's asylum application.Local News
Karzai to Postimees: a happy ex-president, I’ll remain in homelandIn Tallinn, on Tuesday morning, the Afghani president Hamid Karzai promised to remain in his homeland after the second term in office expires in 2014, and not to intervene overly in his successor’s work.Opinion
Estonian formin reaffirms continued support for reconstruction of AfghanistanIn a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rassoul in Tallinn on Tuesday, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said Estonia intends to continue to support the reconstruction of Afghanistan also after the coalition troops have left that country next year.Local News
Ilves to the Afghan head of state: Responsibility for one’s freedom makes each state stronger and more successful 57 pictures!At the official reception ceremony in Kadriorg, where the Estonian Defence Forces' guard of honour stood in attendance and the Estonian and Afghan national anthems were played, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves greeted the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai who today arrived on a state visit to Estonia.Local News
President of Afghanistan to arrive on a state visit to EstoniaToday, the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, will arrive on a state visit to Estonia at the invitation of the President of the Republic, Toomas Hendrik Ilves.Local News
Monument to fallen Estonian soldiers to be brought from Afghanistan to PaldiskiA roundtable organized by the parliamentary National Defense Committee supported a proposal to bring a monument to Estonian soldiers killed in Afghanistan to Estonia after the end of the mission and put it up at the base of the Scouts Battalion in Paldiski.Local News
Paet: NATO-Russia co-operation in Afghanistan intensifyingAt the meeting of the NATO and Russian foreign ministers in Brussels, it was agreed that there are a great deal of areas in which NATO-Russia co-operation is growing closer. Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet stated that these areas are improving the security situation in Afghanistan, the fight against terrorism and narcotics, and anti-piracy activities. There are also areas – such as missile defence – in which no visible progress has been made.Local News
Human rights court's decision allows to reject young Afghan's applicationThe European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment on Tuesday that could influence the way Estonia will decide about whether or not to grant asylum to a young Afghan man claiming to be in danger after the coalition troops leave the country because of his service as interpreter to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the evening news of ETV television said.Local News
Paet: Afghanistan is important development co-operation priority partner for EstoniaForeign Minister Urmas Paet met with Catriona Laing, the head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the capital of Helmand Province Lashkar Gah. “Due to the reduction of foreign troops, civilian co-operation and development aid play an increasingly important role in building up Afghanistan and supporting the development of the country,” Paet emphasised.Local News
Paet recognised Estonian soldiers serving in AfghanistanToday Foreign Minister Urmas Paet met with the Estonian infantry company Estcoy-15 and soldiers of the logistics support unit at Camp Bastion.Local News
Paet in Kabul: Estonia’s support for Afghanistan will continue after allied forces have left 6 pictures!When meeting with Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Zalmai Rassoul today, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said that a military contribution in Afghanistan as well as supporting society through civil and development co-operation have been part of Estonia’s long-term goal of helping Afghanistan on the path to development. “Estonia’s support in the form of civilian projects will continue in Afghanistan even after most of the international security forces have been pulled out,” Paet noted.Local News
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