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Last updated: 16:13 (GMT+4)

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. An unspecified number of Armenian citizens are among 380 people who are being evacuated from Afghanistan by the Russian military, TASS reported citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.

According to the report, three Russian IL-76 military transport planes are en route to Afghanistan to evacuate more than 380 people – citizens of Russia, as well as other CSTO members – Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. The evacuees include also Ukrainian and Afghan nationals.

The planes are carrying more than 36 tons of humanitarian cargo.

Updates: 16:13 (GMT+4) The Armenian foreign ministry reported that according to preliminary information there are two Armenian citizens in Afghanistan. 

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan