Kosovo (KFOR)

There are eight Czech soldiers serving currently at KFOR HQ in Pristina as the 23rd Czech Armed Forces (CAF) KFOR Task Force.

NATO Operation "Joint Enterprise" in Kosovo

The NATO-led Multi-National Forces "Kosovo Force" (KFOR) began their operation under original name of the "Joint Guardian" on the territory of Kosovo on 12 June 1999 in implementation of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution No. 1244 that was passed on 10 June, 1999. The international civil and security forces have been deployed in Kosovo under the UN auspices.

The Czech Armed Forces (CAF) have participated in this operation since 1999, originally with a reconnaissance company followed by a mechanised unit. Since accomplishment of the Czech mechanised unit's participation on NATO-led operation on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the force deployed in Kosovo had become the principal ACR foreign mission in the Balkans. The Czech Task Force left its base at Sajkovac in 2011.

Commander of the 23rd CAF Task Force in KFOR HQ (seven Czech officers):

  • Lieutenant Colonel Jiri Jindra

Deployment: 08/2022 – 02/2023

NATO website to KFOR:

 

September 12, 2022