See below the extract  from the Ambassador Holbrooke's briefing at the state department, March 2, 2010,  on his Recent Trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, Georgia and Germany‏

...Those of you who know Georgia, know that it's a mountainous country with terrain features that are sometimes similar to Afghanistan. They have a tremendous fighting tradition. And they are going into Afghanistan with no national caveats, and after they unpack and get acclimatized, they will be integrated into the Marine operations in Helmand.  I want to express with great strength on behalf of the entire U.S. Government how much the United States Government appreciates the Georgian contribution. It came by coincidence on the same day that the government in the Netherlands fell. No, this is an important deployment and it's gotten far too little attention."

In compliance with the agreements reached by the Georgian and Russian group of experts at the meetings held in Yerevan on 28 October 2009, through the mediation of the Armenian side and at the Kazbegi checkpoint on 23 December 2009, with the participation of the Swiss side, the movement through the "Kazbegi" (Georgia) and "Zemo Larsi" checkpoints (hereinafter "checkpoints") will resume as of 1 March 2010.