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NATO chief gives medal to alliance's representative in Afghanistan for work on evacuations

Kabul, Sep 1 (UNI/Sputnik) NATO head Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday awarded Stefano Pontecorvo, the alliance's senior civilian representative to Afghanistan, with a medal for his contribution to the evacuation mission from the Central Asian country.
"Secretary General @jensstoltenberg awarded the #NATO Meritorious Service Medal to our Senior Civilian Representative @pontecorvoste & his team for their service in #Afghanistan & the tireless efforts to coordinate the challenging evacuation from #Kabul airport," NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu tweeted.
Pontecorvo left Afghanistan overnight on August 28 on the last Italy-operated evacuation flight to Rome. Overall, the US and coalition efforts have resulted in the evacuation of more than 123,000 civilians out of the country following the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) takeover on August 15, according to Washington.
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