ISAF

18th contingent of Croatian troops leaves for Afghanistan

01.09.2011 u 16:52

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The 18th contingent of Croatian troops left for Afghanistan on Thursday to join the NATO-led ISAF peace mission there.

The 312-strong contingent was accompanied by six servicemen from member countries of the American-Adriatic Charter -- two from Montenegro, three from Macedonia and one from Albania -- and by four Croatian police officers.

They will be deployed to the Regional Command North in Mazar-e Sharif and the Regional Command in Kabul where they will take over from the 17th contingent.

Croatia has been participating in the ISAF mission since 2003.