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A Moroccan student holds his dog after arriving at Mohammed V airport. AFP
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Tunisian citizens who fled to Poland following Russia's invasion of Ukraine are welcomed by their relatives at Tunis airport in Tunisia. Reuters
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A Tunisian arrives with his cat in Tunis. EPA
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Tunisians leaving a plane upon their arrival at the airport. Reuters
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The foreign ministry estimates there are 1,700 Tunisians living in Ukraine, most of them students. Reuters
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Tunisians who took off from Bucharest after fleeing to Romania following Russia's invasion arrive in Tunis. EPA
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After early evacuations of several hundred students on military planes, the Tunisian government has struggled to co-ordinate with those still fleeing the war. EPA
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The mother of a Moroccan student who was studying in Ukraine holds a flower to give her as she arrives at Casablanca airport in Morocco. AP Photo
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Relatives of Moroccan students wait outside the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. AFP
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Moroccan students embrace their relatives after arriving at the airport. AFP
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For those who managed to flee, reunions with family and friends are joyful, but bittersweet. The uncertainty of interrupted studies, the lives and friends they leave behind, all remain ingrained in their minds. AFP
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A Moroccan student holds his dog after arriving at Mohammed V airport. AFP
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Tunisian citizens who fled to Poland following Russia's invasion of Ukraine are welcomed by their relatives at Tunis airport in Tunisia. Reuters
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A Tunisian arrives with his cat in Tunis. EPA
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Tunisians leaving a plane upon their arrival at the airport. Reuters
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The foreign ministry estimates there are 1,700 Tunisians living in Ukraine, most of them students. Reuters
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Tunisians who took off from Bucharest after fleeing to Romania following Russia's invasion arrive in Tunis. EPA
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After early evacuations of several hundred students on military planes, the Tunisian government has struggled to co-ordinate with those still fleeing the war. EPA
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The mother of a Moroccan student who was studying in Ukraine holds a flower to give her as she arrives at Casablanca airport in Morocco. AP Photo
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Relatives of Moroccan students wait outside the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. AFP
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Moroccan students embrace their relatives after arriving at the airport. AFP
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For those who managed to flee, reunions with family and friends are joyful, but bittersweet. The uncertainty of interrupted studies, the lives and friends they leave behind, all remain ingrained in their minds. AFP
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A Moroccan student holds his dog after arriving at Mohammed V airport. AFP