Brussels, Feb 26, (IRNA) A group of 50 Belgian soldiers from the anti-aircraft artillery regiment left for Afghanistan Sunday to replace an equal number of their colleagues, whose tour of duty there has come to an end.

They will be deployed to protect Kabul airport as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation. There are currently some 300 Belgian soldiers in Kabul.

Moreover, the Belgian Army has soldiers stationed at Kunduz in the south of Afghanistan. Their mission is to track and destroy landmines, the local media has reported.