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26 June, 2013

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NATOchannel.tv pulbished a video about Georgian troops in Afghanistan.
Georgia provides the biggest non-NATO contribution to ISAF forces in Afghanistan. Soldiers provide assistance to the mission by conducting patrols, bomb clearance and engaging with locals in the volatile district of Musa Qala in Helmand Province.

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