Blunder Discloses Names of Bulgarian Rangers in Afghanistan

A total of 600 Bulgarian soldiers and medical staff are currently stationed in Afghanistan in Kabul and Kandahar. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria's Foreign Affairs Ministry has committed another pre-election blunder in publishing online lists with the names of Bulgarian rangers in Afghanistan.

The lists included those from the NATO/ISAF mission contingent that would cast a ballot in the May 12 snap general elections.

Two pdf files contain the names of 250 voters serving in Kandahar and 82 in Kabul.

The names of people from military units are classified information under Bulgarian laws and the names of those participating in foreign missions are top secret over security reasons, the site OFFNews reminds.

Some of these names might have been of intelligence officers as well.

In 2011, the Ministry came under fire for publishing addresses of Bulgarian expats, who registered to vote.

 

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