Country of Georgia

Cpl. Giorgi Avaliani

From: Kutaisi, Georgia
Age:
Unit: 32nd Battalion, III Infantry Brigade
Died: February 22, 2011

A Georgian soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, 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.