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Pakistani peacekeepers load their belongings on a army truck at the United Nations Organization Mission for the Stabilization of the Congo (MONUSCO) base after a handover ceremony with the Police Nationale Congolaise in Kamanyola, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on February 28, 2024. The United Nations on Wednesday started pulling peacekeepers out of Democratic Republic of Congo, moving to end a 25-year presence as conflict surges in the east of the long-troubled African state. DR Congo demanded the withdrawal of the remaining 13,500 troops and 2,000 police in regions bordering Rwanda and Burundi despite international concerns over rampant violence. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI/AFP via Getty Images)