ARMENIA HONORS MEMORY OF AFGHAN WAR HEROES
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 15, 2012 – 16:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – A memorial rally to commemorate the 23rd anniversary
of withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan took place in Yerevan’s
Victory Park on February 15.
Representatives of the Afghan war veterans union of Armenia headed
by the chairman, deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia, reserve
colonel A. Mkhitaryan, Afghan war veteran, Armenian armed forces
general staff chief Yuri Khachaturov were among the participants.
3762 people including 400 Armenian officers were sent to Afghanistan in
1979-89. 128 died in hostilities, no one is considered to be missing.
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