Mongolia will send its 8th contingent of military personnel to Afghanistan on a NATO-led mission.

“The 113-member contingent will depart from Ulaanbaatar on Thursday to participate in the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM),” said Captain B.Enkhjargal, who is public relations officer of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces.

The contingent will be stationed near the Afghan capital of Kabul, and will focus on advice, support and training of the country’s security forces. The RSM is a NATO-led mission launched in January 2015.

More than 4,500 Mongolian military personnel have participated in NATO-led missions in Afghanistan since 2003.