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Airplanes with citizens of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan fly from Kabul to Moscow

18 December 2021 18:10 (UTC +04:00)

Three military transport aircraft that delivered humanitarian aid to Kabul left Afghanistan with citizens of the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday, APA reports citing TASS.

"Three military transport aircraft that delivered humanitarian aid to the Kabul airport finished boarding people and left Afghanistan," the statement said.

It was noted that there are about 200 citizens of the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghan students studying at Russian universities on board Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft.

The aircraft will deliver the evacuated people to the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow, the ministry said.