Kyrgyz servicemen attend a military parade on Kyrgyzstan's Independence Day, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 31 August 2021. Thirty years ago on the same day the Kyrgyz Supreme Council accepted the declaration of independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union and the former Soviet Republic became an independent state. The country celebrated the day with cultural events and a military parade. (Photo by Igor Kovalenko/EPA/EFE)
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