
On February 15, in the branch of the Semey Museum of Local Lore in the city of Ayagoz, an informative lecture “Augannyn from zhalyn” was held, dedicated to the 33rd anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The lecture was attended by students of the 8th grade of school No. 6 and the leader Maral Mukhametbekovna. The main purpose of the lecture was to reveal the historical semantic truth of the Afghan event, to instill in young people patriotism, heroism, respect for the veterans of the Afghan war, an example for the descendants of the feat of our brothers who fought for independence. During the lecture, students were presented with information about the soldiers-internationalists of the Ayagoz region, as well as a video “from the orangan he lived” was shown, telling about the history of Afghanistan. In 1979, Soviet troops showed unsurpassed heroism in a terrible war on Afghan soil. 128 people left the Ayagoz region for this war, of which 2 people (junior sergeant Kaliaskarov Amanbek, Ospanov Kairat) died, 1 person (Sergey Vasilyevich) went missing. At the end of the lecture, an overview of the monument to the Afghan war, located on the central square, was held, as well as honoring veterans.