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November 1, 2011
Although neutral, Austria has a long tradition of engaging in UN-sanctioned peacekeeping and humanitarian missions. The all-volunteer Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU), a rapid-response SAR unit, are deployed on peacekeeping missions in Bosnia, Kosovo, Cyprus, Sudan, Georgia, the Golan Heights, and Lebanon in support of UNIFIL.