Chief of Defence of Lithuania left for Afghanistan
On Monday, 27 June Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Major General Valdas Tutkus, left for Afghanistan, where he is to meet with Lithuanian troops serving within the composition of the Lithuanian-led Ghor Provincial Reconstruction Team based in the provincial capital of Chakhcharan.
The Lithuanian Chief of Defence is visiting Afghanistan at the invitation of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General James L. Jones. Major General Tutkus with a delegation will also visit the capital city of Kabul, where is scheduled to meet with leadership of the NATO’s International Security Assistance Force. The Lithuanian-led provincial reconstruction team performs in Afghanistan as a constituent part of this force.
Some 100 Lithuanian military personnel are currently on the ground in Afghanistan to execute a provincial reconstruction mission. The Lithuanian-led Ghor Provincial Reconstruction team’s mission will be to support the central Afghanistan authorities’ influence to the region, assist in developing a secure environment and stability in the province, intermediate and promote reconstruction related activity of governmental and non-governmental organisations in the region.
