Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

A serviceman stands guard during a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

People attend a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

Servicemen attend a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

Flowers are laid at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors during a ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

War veterans pose for a photo after a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

A man attends a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

Members of the Yunarmiya (Young Army) youth military patriotic movement attend a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

People attend a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

Chief Federal Inspector for the Novosibirsk Region Nikolai Buimov, Novosibirsk Region Governor Andrei Travnikov and Novosbirsk Mayor Maxim Kudryavtsev attend a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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Russia Afghanistan War Troops Withdrawal Anniversary

A flag of the 1979-1989 Soviet–Afghan War flies during a flower-laying ceremony commemorating the 37th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan, at the Monument of Glory to Siberian Warriors in Novosibirsk, Russia. Under the April 1988 Geneva agreements, the Soviet Union started the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on May 15, 1988, which was completed on February 15, 1989. According to official sources, over 14,000 Soviet soldiers and officers were killed in action during the war, which officially lasted 9 years.

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