Summary At least six Georgian soldiers have been killed in an attack by insurgents in Afghanistan.
TBILISI (AP) - Georgia s Defense Ministry says at least six Georgian soldiers have been killed in an attack by insurgents in Afghanistan.
Ministry spokesman Irakli Dzneladze says nine other soldiers were wounded in Thursday s attack.
The attack comes as international troops stationed in the country are transferring responsibility for security to Afghan forces in preparation for a withdrawal of combat forces by the end of 2014.
Last month, three Georgian soldiers were killed and several others wounded in a suicide attack involving a vehicle packed with explosives at their base in Helmand Province.
Georgia, a former Soviet republic with aspirations of joining NATO, has 1,545 troops currently serving in Afghanistan.
