Germans, Dutch start peacekeeping in Kabul

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Germany and the Netherlands took charge of the 22-nation peacekeeping force in the Afghan capital Monday, with its new commander vowing to maintain security just hours before a rocket slammed into the city's eastern edge.

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