MOSCOW – Russia began evacuating more than 500 people from Afghanistan on Aug. 25 while at the same time holding military exercises for its tank forces in neighbouring Tajikistan.
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Reuters: Russia begins Afghan evacuation, holds military exercises in Tajikistan
A Taliban fighter stands guard atop a vehicle near the site of an Ashura procession which is held to mark the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, along a road in Herat on August 19, 2021, amid the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan.
