Kazakhstan Deploys Peacekeepers to UN Mission in Lebanon

By Dana Omirgazy in International on 15 July 2026

ASTANA – Eleven service members of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan have arrived in Lebanon to serve with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), where they will carry out peacekeeping duties in southern Lebanon as part of the Indian contingent. The Kazakh peacekeepers have begun carrying out tasks that …

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