Czech field hospital closes in Kabul

The Czech military field hospital in Kabul has been closed and all remaining personnel will return to the Czech Republic by December 19, an army spokesperson said on Tuesday. The field hospital was set up in 2007 as part of NATO’s peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan. Despite the field hospital’s closure, a Czech military presence will remain in Afghanistan. Czech soldiers will continue to be deployed to the country’s Logar province to make up a Provincial Reconstruction Team. Czech deputies are currently discussing plans to step up military operations in the Central Asian country and are expected to reach a decision by the end of this year.