The 38^th Bulgarian military contingent was sent on a six month mission to Afghanistan with a festive ceremony in the town of Haskovo. It will participate at NATO’s Resolute Support mission. The 38^th military contingent of the Bulgarian armed forces consists of 150 service men. 112 of them will be part of the company that will guard an airport in Kandahar. The rest of the staff formed by military advisers and staff officers will serve at the headquarters of the NATO mission and at different institutions in Afghanistan. The national commander of the contingent is Colonel Ivan Ivanov from the Logistics Directorate at the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense. Colonel Valeri Dimitrov from Operations and Training Directorate is assistant commander of the 38^th Bulgarian military contingent. Over half of the service men already took part at international missions. Bulgaria’s participation at the mission is in line with this country’s responsibilities as a NATO member.