About a hundred Russians did not express wishes to leave Afghanistan and decided to stay in the country. This was stated by the Russian ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov, reports RIA Novosti.
“Probably, about a hundred people or more – remains. They have not yet voiced their collective desire to leave,” the ambassador told.
Before that, the diplomat reported on the end of the evacuation of all Russian citizens who wanted to leave Afghanistan. Total from the Afghan capital flew 360 Russians. According to Zhirnov, airplanes were exported by people who could not leave Afghanistan from June 2021, since “for technical reasons” was interrupted by the aircraft between Kabul and Moscow.
previously became known that four aircraft of the military aircraft of the Ministry of Defense of Russia with the Russians evacuated from Afghanistan returned to Moscow. Basically on board were Russians of Afghan origin. On all aircraft, brigades of military doctors with equipment and drugs were present.