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By Sara Rajabova

A group of the Azerbaijani peacemakers has returned to the country from Afghanistan.

Thirty Azerbaijani peacemakers serving under the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan have today returned to Baku, Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said.

The mission of the armed forces in Afghanistan began on November 20, 2002. 94 Azerbaijani militants, 2 military doctors and 2 officers on engineering still participate in the peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan.

Recently, another military contingent of Azerbaijani peacekeepers has been seen off to Afghanistan on a rotating basis.

Thirty peacekeepers of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, who are serving under the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, were seen off to Afghanistan on July 8.

The Azerbaijani peacekeeping contingent in Afghanistan doubled in 2009. A company and then a battalion of peacekeepers were established as part of the Azerbaijani armed forces in 1997.

In the past, Azerbaijan has also actively supported the NATO's operations in Kosovo.

Azerbaijan is among the eight partner countries that have confirmed their presence in Afghanistan after 2014.