Chinese navy conducts trainning

Photo taken from a helicopter shows China's destroyer "Guangzhou" sailing in the Indian Ocean on the way to Pakistan March 2, 2009. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

A helicopter conducts a takeoff and landing training on China's destroyer "Guangzhou" in the Indian Ocean on the way to Pakistan March 2, 2009.(Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

A Chinese soldier instructs the helicopter to take off from destroyer "Guangzhou" in the Indian Ocean on the way to Pakistan March 2, 2009. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

Photo taken from a helicopter shows China's destroyer "Guangzhou" sailing in the Indian Ocean on the way to Pakistan March 2, 2009. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

A Chinese naval task force including destroyer "Guangzhou" and a helicopter will attend the "Peace-09" exercise in the seas off Pakistan. The task force on Monday conducted a training session of the helicopter.

Afghan official: 60% Taliban militants foreigners

KABUL, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan Defense Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak has claimed that 60 percent of the Taliban insurgents are consisted of foreigners, a local newspaper reported Thursday.

"Over 60 percent of anti-government militants are foreign nationals," daily Arman-e-Millie quoted the Defense Minister as saying.

However, the defense minister did not specify the nationalities of the militants.

The newspaper also quoted the Defense Minister as saying that these insurgents are mostly active in the restive Helmand province where three districts of Baghran, Washir and Mianashin despite around 8,000 British troops stationed there.

According to Afghan Defense Ministry, around 15,000 Taliban rebels are currently fighting in Afghanistan and the numbers were being swelled by foreign insurgents moving in from Iraq.

"Since last year, as the result of the success of the surge in Iraq, there has been a flow of foreign terrorists into Afghanistan," Wardak said, adding that foreign nationals mostly from the Arab countries, Uzbeks, Chechen and Pakistanis were seen siding Taliban insurgents in the past.

Anti-terrorist drill in Harbin

Anti-terrorist drill in Harbin

 

 

Members of China's armed police demonstrate a rapid deployment during an anti-terrorist drill held in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 2, 2009. Armed police in Harbin carry out the anti-terrorist drill ahead of the 24th Winter Universiade, which will be held from February 18 to February 28 in the city. [Xinhua]

 

 

Members of China's armed police take part in an anti-terrorist drill held in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 2, 2009. [Xinhua]

 

First vertical replenishment for Chinese naval fleet

A helicopter unloads supplies onto the deck of Chinese destroyer Wuhan sailing in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 31, 2009. The destroyer Wuhan sent a helicopter to fetch supplies from a Chinese merchant ship Xin Fei Zhou on Saturday, which was the first vertical replenishment (VERTREP) done by the Chinese naval fleet since it began its escort mission against pirates on Jan. 6, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)

A helicopter sent by Chinese destroyer Wuhan takes supplies from Chinese merchant ship Xin Fei Zhou in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 31, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)

A helicopter with supplies flies towards the Chinese supply ship Weishanhu in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 31, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)

A helicopter with supplies flies towards the Chinese destroyer Wuhan sailing in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 31, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)

A helicopter unloads supplies onto the deck of Chinese destroyer Wuhan sailing in the Gulf of Aden, on Jan. 31, 2009.

The destroyer Wuhan sent a helicopter to fetch supplies from a Chinese merchant ship Xin Fei Zhou on Saturday, which was the first vertical replenishment (VERTREP) done by the Chinese naval fleet since it began its escort mission against pirates on Jan. 6, 2009.