Plans Made For Another Georgian Battalion In Afghanistan

June 13 2011

Georgia

The Georgian military has decided to deploy a second peacekeeping battalion in Afghanistan next year, reports the Georgian Ministry of Defense.

The planned deployment was on the agenda last week during a meeting in Brussels between International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander Gen. David Petraeus and Bacho Akhalaia, the Georgian defense minister.

Petraeus and Akhalaia also discussed the establishment of a NATO-standard regional training center that would provide...

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