A requiem rally dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan was held in the Oktyabrsky district of the capital.
Today, in the park named after K. Ata-Turk, a minute of silence was observed in memory of the Afghan soldiers. The event was attended by Afghan veterans, Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic Baktybek Bekbolotov, First Deputy Mayor of Bishkek Mirlan Baigonchokov, military attache at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kyrgyz Republic Igor Dovbnya, military attache at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the Kyrgyz Republic Makishev Erbol Kuantaevich, leader of the Republican Council of Veterans of the War in Afghanistan Kozhobek Ryspaev, Chairman of the Kyrgyz Public Movement of Veterans wars in Afghanistan and military conflicts, Colonel-General Abdygul Chotbayev and others.
The requiem rally ended with the laying of flowers at the memorial in the park Ata-Turk.
On the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, the head of the district Maksatbek Sazykulov presented a wristwatch with the administration logo to Afghan veterans in the May Day administration.
The Mayor thanked the Afghans for their active participation in the life of the country and society, loyalty to the military brotherhood, support for the disabled and families of fallen heroes and for special attention to patriotic education of young people.
A memorial event dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan was held in the Sverdlovsk region.
The families of the victims, the injured, as well as participants of the Afghan events were invited to the event.
The first deputy head Kubanychbek Aitakunov addressed the audience. In his speech, he expressed his condolences to the families and close relatives of those killed in those events, and also sincerely thanked the military who participated in the events and still serve the Fatherland.
FOR REFERENCE: Currently, 729 DRA participants and their windows are registered with the city's social protection authorities, including 32 disabled people, 688 internationalist participants, as well as 9 families of fallen soldiers in the performance of international duty in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
