Czech troops change in Afghanistan

The first in a new contingent of Czech troops set out for Afghanistan on Sunday. The troops are flying to Kabul to replace their colleagues at a Czech-run field hospital in the Afghan capital. One hundred and thirteen soldiers are set to be sent to the facility by the Czech military. They are expected to work there until the end of the year. Then, it is thought that the military will close down the hospital altogether. A Czech military presence is expected to remain after that time in the country’s Logar province, where the Czechs currently lead a provincial reconstruction team.