Four Russian military planes evacuated Russian and other nationals from Kabul on Aug. 25 on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, as Moscow held military exercises involving its tank forces in neighbouring Tajikistan.
Reuters: Russia flies nationals out of Afghanistan on Putin’s orders
A man carries his belongings as he and other people evacuated from Kabul Afghanistan walk out of the Dulles International Airport to board a bus that will take them to a refugee processing center on August 25, 2021 in Dulles, Virginia. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, five evacuation flights from Kabul, Afghanistan have landed at the Dulles Airport carrying 1,200 Afghan refugees in last day. The White House also announced that since August 14, the U.S. has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 82,300 people on US military and coalition flights.