Georgia to support NATO in AfghanistanPrime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili said that the country is ready to participate in the new NATO mission in Afghanistan, aimed at training Afghan security forces, RIA Novosti reports.In Afghanistan, the NATO mission "Resolute Support" will start on January 1, 2015 after the military phase of the NATO operation is over. Senior representatives of the alliance previously reported that instead of the force of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF), the maximum size of which can be 139,000, in 2015 only about 12,000 will be placed there. This will be a non-combat mission - the NATO troops will be able to defend themselves, but will not be involved in combat operations with Afghan security forces.Georgia has been participating in the operations of the international coalition in Afghanistan since August 2009.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili said that the country is ready to participate in the new NATO mission in Afghanistan, aimed at training Afghan security forces, RIA Novosti reports.
In Afghanistan, the NATO mission "Resolute Support" will start on January 1, 2015 after the military phase of the NATO operation is over. Senior representatives of the alliance previously reported that instead of the force of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF), the maximum size of which can be 139,000, in 2015 only about 12,000 will be placed there. This will be a non-combat mission - the NATO troops will be able to defend themselves, but will not be involved in combat operations with Afghan security forces.
Georgia has been participating in the operations of the international coalition in Afghanistan since August 2009.
