It turns out that the two citizens of Armenia evacuated from Afghanistan are representatives of a mixed family, that is, mother and child, RIA Novosti reports, citing the Embassy of Armenia in the Russian Federation.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Friday reported that the planes transporting citizens of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia and Afghanistan evacuated from Kabul, landed at the airport in Chkalovsk, which is near Moscow. The evacuation was organized by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, by the assignment of President Vladimir Putin.
“This is a mixed family that resides in Russia. The mother and child are citizens of Armenia. The spouse is a citizen of Afghanistan. The mother and child had left for Afghanistan, and later, they stayed there due to the dire situation. Now they have been evacuated,” the Embassy of Armenia reported.