More Georgian soldiers return from Afghanistan
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The first group of soldiers serving in the Special Mountain Battalion of the Georgian Armed Forces has returned home from Afghanistan without suffering any casualties.
The 151 military servicemen touched down on Georgian soil at the Alekseevka military airfield in Tbilisi this morning after being deployed at the Kandahar Air Base for the past six months.
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The soldiers were welcomed back by Deputy Chief of General Staff Colonel Roman Jokhadze, who congratulated the soldiers on their peaceful return and expressed his gratitude for successfully completing their assignment within the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission.
The remaining personnel serving in the Special Mountain Battalion will return to Georgia in the next few weeks.
Georgian soldiers have served under the Georgian flag for the past four years on a rotation basis as part of the ISAF mission. Georgia is the largest non-NATO contributor to this mission.
Twenty-nine Georgian soldiers have died while serving in the ISAF mission. All were killed in action while serving in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
Meanwhile 435 Georgian soldiers have been wounded in action, 35 of whom were now amputees, claimed ISAF.
A send-off ceremony for Georgian soldier participating in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan was held at the Gori military base today.
The last group of 150 military personnel of the 31st Battalion of the Third Infantry Brigade returned home this morning after spending seven months in Afghanistan on a peacekeeping mission.
The first wave of Georgian soldiers serving in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan have returned home to Georgia after being seven months abroad.
The military servicemen, who lost limbs in battle, arrived in Tbilisi earlier this morning after having treatment in the USA.
Eighty Georgian peacekeepers serving an ISAF Mission in Afghanistan have returned home.
The Georgian armed forces arrived in northern Afghanistan for beginning new mission, serving as the rapid-reaction force under German command in Mazar-e-Sharif.
The latest wave of Georgian soldiers have arrived in Afghanistan to take part in an international peacekeeping mission alongside soldiers from all around the globe.