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Two Russian planeloads of Kyrgyzstan citizens evacuated from Kabul
2021-09-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] According to TASS, two planes of the Russian Defense Ministry delivered to the Kant airfield in Kyrgyzstan the residents of this country, who were evacuated from Afghanistan.

"Two military transport aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry landed at the airfield in the city of Kant, Kyrgyz Republic, where they brought citizens of the republic, evacuated from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan," the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Wednesday.

Earlier, four aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Defense Ministry with citizens of Russia, the CSTO countries (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), Uzbekistan and Ukraine on board took off from the Kabul airfield.

The evacuation of people is carried out by the Ministry of Defense on behalf of President Vladimir Putin. It is planned to take out from Afghanistan more than 500 citizens of the Russian Federation, the CSTO member states (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
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