Slovak soldiers to join NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan

Slovakia is set to join the new NATO-led non-combat mission in Afghanistan called Resolute Support, providing 66 Slovak servicemen as of January 2015. "At the NATO summit in Wales we declared that we wanted to continue to contribute towards the stabilisation of Afghanistan, as we're a reliable member of the Alliance and are ready to meet our obligations," said Defence Minister Martin Glvač. The proposal to send the 66 members of the Slovak Armed Forces to Afghanistan will first need to be approved by both the Government and Parliament. Resolute Support will differ from its predecessor, as it's non-combat and expected to focus on training, consulting and assistance to Afghan security forces.