Georgian soldiers conduct exercise in Afghanistan
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Georgian soldiers of the 3rd infantry brigade have conducted a coordinative-situational training in Mazar-i-Sharif military base, Afghanistan, within the NATO peacekeeping Resolute Support Mission.
The training was elaborated on by the Georgian servicemen.
Photo by Defence Ministry press office.
The goal of the exercise was to detect rivals in a residential area, taking key positions, offering primary medical help to wounded soldiers and their evacuation via helicopters.
The training involved a German air medical group.
Photo by Defence Ministry press office.
The elite unit of 100 soldiers of the 3rd infantry brigade ends its NATO mission in July 2017. The main task of the unit is patrolling specific areas.
Georgia is the largest non-NATO contributor to the Resolute Support mission with 885 troops.
100 Georgian soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Brigade are leaving for Afghanistan.
Top US commander in Afghanistan Army General John Nicholson thanked Georgia’s contribution to military efforts in Afghanistan yesterday as a non-NATO member state.
Georgian troops will continue to serve in Afghanistan in a NATO-led peacekeeping mission after 2017.
Georgian Defence Minister Levan Izoria has pledged further support for NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan.
Georgian troops serving in the international peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan are honing their skills by training Afghan servicemen in practical and theoretical action.
No Georgian soldiers have been killed or injured during a deadly blast in Kabul, Afghanistan earlier today, killing at least 10 and leaving dozens injured, the Georgian Defence Ministry reports.
Over 51 per cent of civil employees in the Ministry of Defence are women, while 2.7 per cent of people who are serving in military missions are women, said Minister of Defence Irakli Gharibashvili earlier today.