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Anniversary ceremony in Minsk of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Minsk, Feb 15 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Tatsiana Zenkovich) Bellarusians in Minsk held a ceremony on Saturday to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.Between 25 December 1979 and 15 February 1989, a total of 620,000 Soviet Union soldiers and other security personnel served in Afghanistan, where over 14,000 died.FOOTAGE OF THE CEREMONY AT THE MEMORIAL COMPLEX ISLAND OF TEARS IN THE SVISLOCH RIVER IN MINSK. FOOTAGE OF SOLDIERS HOLDING PICTURES OF DECEASED AND PEOPLE LAYING FLOWERS.

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