Before departing for Afghanistan, an elite team of Ukrainian troops gathered in a circle outside the airport and passed around a bottle of whiskey, a ritual meant to calm the nerves.
Afghanistan
New York Times: How Ukraine negotiated with the Taliban and rescued 96 Afghans
Evacuees from Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, get off the plane after Ukraine evacuated them to Kyiv Boryspil International Airport on Sept. 23. Since the radical islamist movement Taliban took over Afghanistan, Ukraine has evacuated over 700 people from Afghanistan, including many foreigners and international reporters.
