Georgian media reports that Georgia has doubled its contribution to NATO-led ISAF operation in Afghanistan and currently 1,571 servicemen are serving in Afghanistan.
Georgia currently has two battalions in the Helmand province of Afghanistan – 12th battalion of the first infantry brigade and 32nd battalion of the third infantry brigade; for the latter it is a second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Georgia has lost total of eighteen soldiers in Afghanistan since joining ISAF mission in November, 2009, seven of them this year.