Russia is marking a holiday in honor of soldiers who "performed their duties to the Fatherland outside of the country." The holiday, which was instituted in 2010, is marked on February 15, the date that Soviet forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russia marks holiday for those who served abroad
Russian soldiers ride atop their armoured personnel carrier at the Red Square in Moscow, on May 9, 2014, during a Victory Day parade.
