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    The commander of KAMBA arranged the evacuation of local employees with the Taliban

    The commander of KAMBA arranged the evacuation of local employees with the Taliban

    2.9.2021

    ʻIt was pure improvisation. No training can prepare you for such a situation’, says the member of the Military Police and commander of the KAMBA unit, regarding the evacuation of the employees of the Czech Embassy in Kabul and all Afghan colleagues from the list authorised by the Ministry of Defence. He negotiated their evacuation with the Taliban militants for six hours. During the four days, he only slept for 4 hours, almost no food and water. He and his men contributed greatly to the speed and success of the Czech evacuation.

    Deputy Minister Havránek has started a new english-speaking podcast series

    Deputy Minister Havránek has started a new english-speaking podcast series

    4.8.2021

    Hosted by Jan Havránek, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, podcast RAVEN on air brings you expert insight into international relations, current defence issues, transatlantic partnership, and more.

    Minister Metnar’s visit confirms Israel is among our closest partners

    Minister Metnar’s visit confirms Israel is among our closest partners

    23.7.2021

    A delegation led by Minister Lubomír Metnar took a three-day working visit to Israel on July 20 – 22.

    Defence investments must not diminish, the security conference at the Prague Castle emphasized

    Defence investments must not diminish, the security conference at the Prague Castle emphasized

    2.7.2021

    ‘I firmly believe that both the new Parliament and Government will continue to appropriately resource the defence, strengthen capabilities and building our defence posture as a reliable, trustworthy Ally’ Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar said at the conference Our Security Cannot Be taken for Granted. This was the eighth edition of the prestigious event, this time taking place in the Ball Games Room of the Prague Castle.

    A unique cyber security exercise for strategic companies of the defence industry

    A unique cyber security exercise for strategic companies of the defence industry

    24.5.2021

    The Ministry of Defence and the National Cyber and Information Security Agency organised an exercise focused of cyber security for the member companies of the MoD Platform for the Cooperation of Strategic Companies of the Czech Defence Industry and the State. The participants from the ranks of management, employees of the companies, employees of both organising institutions and of the Ministry of Industry and Trade had to deal with cyber-attacks as well as other tasks related to cyber security, be it technical, legal, or media and tasks related to crisis management.