No Georgian soldiers among killed or injured in deadly blast in Afghanistan
Georgia is one of the largest NATO contributors in a peace mission in Afghanistan. Photo: Defence Ministry press office.
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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.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast and a follow up attack in Kabul's downtown area near the ministry of defence.
The bomb went off during morning rush hour in Kabul when the streets were crowded.
Taliban spokesman Zabuhullah Mujahid said in a statement that terrorists attacked the ministry, not civilians.
Georgia is one of the largest NATO contributors to Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, with more than 800 soldiers.
The Independence Day of Georgia is being celebrated at Bagram Base in Afghanistan, where Georgian soldiers together with the defence forces of the United States, Czech Republic, Poland and Afghanistan participated in the symbolic march.
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.
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.
100 Georgian soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Brigade are leaving for Afghanistan.
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.