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About 30,000 Belarusians served in combat as part of contingent of Soviet forces in Afghanistan MINSK, 13 February (BelTA) - About 30,000 Belarusians were part of the Limited Contingent of Soviet Forces in Afghanistan, BelTA learned from Irina Zelenskaya, the head of the veterans and disabled persons department at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.More than 1,500 soldiers got injured during the war, 718 became disabled, 771 were killed, including 4 women. news.belta.by/en/news/society?id=740031