100 Georgian servicemen leave for NATO mission in Afghanistan
Georgia is the largest non-NATO contributor to the Resolute Support mission. Photo: president.gov.ge
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One hundred Georgian servicemen have left for the NATO-led peacekeeping Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, following the 'full pre-deployment training' in Georgia.
The first company that completed full pre-deployment training in Georgia left to #NATO's @ResoluteSupport Mission in #Afghanistan, as the Georgian Defence Forces continues its strong commitment to strengthening global peace and security. pic.twitter.com/WPQjjHtB0J
— MOD Georgia (@ModGovGe) December 5, 2020
Before the departure the servicemen have gone through a four-month training in Georgia, which has been highly praised by the United States European Command (EUCOM).
Today, Georgia sees off to Afghanistan the next peacekeepers as part of Operation Resolute Support. The high assessments we receive from @NATO is thanks to their dedication to global security, unwavered by the pandemic. Thank you all for your courage. pic.twitter.com/IbtTiscYbG
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) December 5, 2020
Prior to departure Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili thanked the servicemen for their dedication to global security and wished them good luck throughout the mission.
These brave soldiers are heading to Afghanistan to participate in the @NATO-led Operation Resolute Support. Their courage embodies the thousands-year old history of heroism of Georgian soldiers. Good luck to you all. Your proven bravery is crucial for global security. pic.twitter.com/GujOc90TAf
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) December 5, 2020
The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has also tweeted:
???????? continues to actively contribute to @NATO, our soldiers are fighting shoulder-to-shoulder w/ our allies against terrorism & to ensure int'l peace. Grateful to our brave soldiers heading to Afghanistan to participate in the Resolute Support Mission. pic.twitter.com/BGqE2AS4BM
— Giorgi Gakharia (@GakhariaGiorgi) December 5, 2020
The Resolute Support Mission (RSM) is a NATO-led mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces and institutions, which was launched in 2015 following the stand-down of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
Georgia is the largest non-NATO contributor to the RSM with 860 troops.
Georgian military servicemen of the 4th mechanized brigade have been awarded for their honest, exemplary behavior in the Resolute Support mission in Kabul, Afghanistan
Five Georgian soldiers have received minor injuries after terrorists attacked the Bagram airfield in Afghanistan, Georgian Defence Ministry has reported earlier today. The ministry says that Georgian soldiers from the 12th battalion - Gocha Muradashvili, Soso Kvinikadze, Roman Giunashvili, Ilia Takadze and David Bakhurauli have received minor injuries and there was no need of their taking to hospital.
Senior Lieutenant Iveri Buadze who was severely injured in Afghanistan’s Parwan Province in 2017 returned to Georgia after a long treatment and rehabilitation course in the United States. Being involved in the NATO Resolute Support Mission Buadze was supervising a team of Georgian soldiers on 6 September 2017 as they visually inspected vehicles prior to entering Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.
More than a hundred Georgian peacekeepers serving in a NATO-led mission in Afghanistan have returned home safely.
One hundred Georgian servicemen have returned from a five-month-long training session in Germany ahead of the NATO-led peacekeeping Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan.
In the latest round of peacekeeping duties for the NATO mission in Afghanistan, the 32nd Infantry Battalion of the Georgian Defence Forces left Tbilisi on Wednesday to relieve their colleagues in Bagram.
A company-sized unit of Georgian peacekeepers is on the way to take up their tasks in NATO's Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan after leaving Tbilisi on Wednesday.