Georgian troops arrive in northern Afghanistan for new mission

    A company of Georgian soldiers of the second infantry brigade have joined Nato’s Resolute Support mission in northern Afghanistan to provide security to Camp Marmal, a base of the German Bundeswehr forces, Agenda.ge reported.

    Camp Marmal is the largest base of the German Armed Forces outside of Germany, in Mazar-i-Sharif, near the Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport, Afghanistan.

    The Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan was launched in 2015 and involves about 17,000 personnel from nearby 40 NATO member and partner countries.

    Georgia is the largest non-NATO contributor to the Resolute Support mission with 870 soldiers.


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    04.02.2020 13:24





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