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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8398

12 February 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/afghanistan
Germany and Netherlands take over ISAF

Brussels, 11/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - During the official ceremony on 10 February in Kabul, the Netherlands and Germany formally took over command of the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, taking over from Turkey for a period of six months. In the presence of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, German, Dutch and Turkish Defence Ministers, Peter Struck, Henk Kampet and Vecdi Gonul, together with Turkish General Akin Zorlu, transferred command to German General...

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