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Group of Azerbaijani peacekeepers return from Afghanistan

27 October 2016 10:45 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. A group of 50 Azerbaijani soldiers serving within NATO's "Resolute Support" mission in Afghanistan has returned to Baku on a rotating basis, said the message from Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry on Thursday.

The peacekeeping contingent of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces has been serving under the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan since November 20, 2002.

Currently, 90 servicemen, 2 medical officers and 2 sappers of Azerbaijani Armed Forces are participating in a mission in Afghanistan.