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Baku / 10.07.18 / Turan: A group of peacekeepers of Azerbaijan went to Afghanistan in rotation as part of the NATO mission "Strong support," the Defense Ministry said.Currently, the mission of Azerbaijan "Strong Support" includes 120 soldiers, 2 military doctors, 6 staff officers.The peacekeeping mission of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces has been functioning since November 20, 2002. The NATO mission "Strong Support" has been implemented since January 2015. Until 2018, the number of Azerbaijani soldiers in Afghanistan was 94, from 2018 their number increased to 120 people.President IlhamAliyev said at the NATO meeting in Brussels on November 23, 2017 about the increase in the number of the Azerbaijani military in Afghanistan. The MilliMajlis made changes to the decision on December 29, 2017. -0--
Politics
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Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister JeyhunBayramov expressed condolences to his Turkish counterpart, HakanFidan, on Monday following a tragic fire at a hotel in Turkey's Kartalkaya mountain ski resort in Bolu province.
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Today, the Sabail District Court considered a motion to transfer young researcher Bakhruz Samedov, who is accused of "high treason," to house arrest.
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On January 22, lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova visited journalist Farid Ismayilov at the Baku Detention Center No. 1, who was arrested on January 17 in connection with the Toplum TV case. Ismayilov had been brought in for questioning back in March 2024 and placed under police supervision.
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On February 3, the trial of public activist Nijat Ibrahim will begin in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. This decision was made on Wednesday at a preparatory hearing by Judge Aygun Gurbanova. According to lawyer Zibeida Sadigova, Ibrahim was taken to court in handcuffs. There were guards sitting next to him throughout the whole process.
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