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Georgia will continue contribution ISAF International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan 0501131.
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| Saturday, January 5, 2013, 03:18 PM | |||
| Georgia will continue contribution to ISAF International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. | |||
Georgian
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Saturday, January 5, 2013, pledged
continued contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Ivanishvili made the pledge after attending
the funeral for a Georgian soldier who had been found dead after missing
for 10 days in Afghanistan in December last year. |
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 Georgia has some 1,560 troops in Afghanistan, making the country the largest non-NATO contributor to the mission. |
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Describing the participation
as "a source of pride for our country," he stressed that "we
should further strengthen our role in this process in the future, because
it is important for our country's international image." |
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