Lieutenant General Eikenberry on working visit to Prague

The head of the Combined Forces Command in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, is in Prague to discuss further Czech military involvement in the Asian country. Earlier this month, the Czech government approved the deployment of a field hospital in Afghanistan, which would be stationed at Kabul airport. In Prague, Lieutenant General Eikenberry will be meeting with Czech Chief-of-Staff General Pavel Stefka and will be awarded the Cross of Merit by Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova.