Czech troops fly to Afghanistan to man field hospital

Around 30 Czech soldiers have left Prague to man a field hospital in Afghanistan. The troops flew to Kabul on Monday where they will join up with colleagues who left with equipment earlier. The hospital will begin operations in April and will provide surgical, post-op and dental care for allied troops in Afghanistan. The mission will cost 150 million crowns (7.1 million US dollars), paid from the defence ministry budget while some costs will also be covered by NATO.