Georgian Defense Minister Irakly Alasania said today that conscription will end in 2017. Conscripts will serve 12 instead of 15 months.
Georgia has had 93 peacekeepers wounded in Afghanistan in the last 3 years (20 in 2010, 44 in 2011 and 29 in 2012). Georgia has lost 19 soldiers in Afghanistan, including 8 in 2012.
Conscription terms in Georgia were extended to 15 months about a year ago. Georgia has 37,000 soldiers serving, including 1600 in Afghanistan.
