Albanian soldier back home from Afganistan, surprises his family

Published: Tuesday, 25 December 2018 12:59

66 Albanian soldiers, part of the first and third Infantry Battalion, returned from Kabul where they served for about 6 months in Afghanistan, in NATO Resolute Support Mission.

The effectives were welcomed at the airport by their family members, except for one of them. Sergeant Ervin Todo of the Poshnje Battalion, who chose to surprise his family. The surprise video was published in social networks by Defence Minister, Olta Xhaçka.

"On blessed days like this one, everyone is eager to return home and embrace his family. Sergeant Ervin Todo along with 65 men of our mission in Afghanistan, after six months of absence and at the end of their mission, today join the Christmas family dinner. Sergeant Todo from the Third Infantry Battalion in Poshnje surprised his two sons, his wife and his family and thrilled us all. Merry Christmas for all Albanian families " , - writes Minister Xhaçka.