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What was happening in security by 4 July 2021?

Summary

A look back at two security developments reported in the days before 4 July 2021, in the Black Sea and in Afghanistan.

What did the security picture look like on 4 July 2021? Two developments reported in the preceding days stood out, one in the Black Sea and one in Afghanistan.

On 28 June 2021, the Sea Breeze military exercises began in the Black Sea. They were reported as the largest in the exercise's entire history.

On 30 June 2021, the last Polish troops left Afghanistan, ending Poland's involvement in the war there. Around 33,000 Polish troops served in Afghanistan during the war, and 44 of them were killed in action.

The two reports concerned different regions, but both were part of the security news in the days leading up to 4 July 2021.

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