Azerbaijan's peacekeepers to seen off to Afghanistan
By Sara Rajabova
A group of Azerbaijani peacekeepers left for Afghanistan on a rotating basis, the Azerbaijani defense ministry said.
A seeing-off ceremony was held in one of military units in Baku on October 8. Around 23 people will serve in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
The participants of the event wished success to the servicemen.
In July, group of the Azerbaijani peacekeepers has returned to the country from Afghanistan.
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.
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.
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