Three Russian military transport aircraft delivered humanitarian aid to Kabul. Now they are returning back with citizens of Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan on board. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“Three military transport aircraft that delivered humanitarian aid to the Kabul airport finished landing the evacuees and flew out of Afghanistan,” the Defense Ministry’s website said. In total, there are about 200 people on board, including Afghan students studying in Russia.
The planes of the Russian Defense Ministry will deliver the evacuated citizens to the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow.
The Ministry of Defense has been evacuating since the end of August. In total, 770 citizens of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine and Afghanistan were taken out. About 100 tons of humanitarian cargo were delivered.
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