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| Giorgi Avaliani |
A Georgian soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 22nd February, said the defence ministry in the ex-Soviet republic which has become a significant contributor to NATO-led efforts to combat the Taliban.
The soldier was killed in the troubled Helmand region when a mine exploded, also injuring two other Georgian troops, a ministry statement said.
Corporal Giorgi Avaliani was the sixth Georgian to be killed while serving in Afghanistan, the ministry said.
Georgia is a staunch ally of the United States with ambitions to join NATO, and has deployed 950 troops to Afghanistan -- a major contribution from a small country of 4.4 million people.
Post a tribute to Cpl. Avaliani