German have lawmakers voted to extend and expand the role of German peacekeepers in ________.

German lawmakers have voted to extend and expand the role of German peacekeepers in Kosovo.
     By an overwhelming margin, the German parliament approved a one year extension Friday on Germany’s participation in the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo. Germany contributes about 5,000 troops to the force.
     The parliament also voted to allow German troops inside a buffer zone between Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. German troops had previously been barred from entering the zone.