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Belgium to withdraw troops from Afghanistan - report

BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- Belgium's contingent in Afghanistan will return home next year, Belgian Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder told a local newspaper Saturday.
"We are preparing our withdrawal, which will occur during the year 2021," Dedonder said in an interview published in Het Belang van Limburg newspaper.
"We cannot simply leave; agreements have to be made with our allies. The evacuation of equipment alone will take three months," she added.
About 70 Belgian military personnel are deployed in Afghanistan on a mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan armed forces. (end) nk.ibi