As governments scrambled to evacuate their nationals and Afghans at risk from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in August, Ukraine made headlines last month with its rescue in Kabul of nearly 100 Ukrainians and Afghans at risk.
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Human Rights Watch: Ukrainian families stranded in Afghanistan
Evacuees from Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, get off the plane after Ukraine evacuated them to Kyiv Boryspil International Airport on Sept. 23, 2021.