Russia Foreign relations of Afghanistan
hamid karzai sitting russia s president dmitry medvedev
afghanistan , russia have shared highly varied relationship mid-19th century modern day. decades, russia , britain struggled influence in afghanistan, strategically positioned between 2 empires, in became known great game . following 1917 bolshevik revolution, new soviet union established more cordial relations afghanistan, , in 1919 became first country recognise afghan sovereignty.
relations between 2 nations became complicated following 1978 communist coup known saur revolution. new communist democratic republic of afghanistan highly dependent on soviet union, , soviet support disliked communist regime, , ensuing soviet invasion of afghanistan, led great hatred soviets in of afghan population. soviets occupied afghanistan in face of bitter ten-year insurgency before withdrawing in 1989. following withdrawal of soviet forces, soviet union provided massive support embattled dra government, reaching value of $3 billion year in 1990. however, relationship dissolved in 1991 along dissolution of soviet union itself. on 13 september 1991, soviet government, dominated boris yeltsin, agreed united states on mutual cut off of military aid both sides in afghan civil war beginning on 1 january 1992. post-coup soviet government attempted develop political relations afghan resistance. in mid-november invited delegation of resistance s afghanistan interim government (aig) moscow soviets agreed transitional government should prepare afghanistan national elections. soviets did not insist najibullah or colleagues participate in transitional process. having been cut adrift both materially , politically, najibullah s faction torn government began fall apart, , city of kabul fell mujahideen factions in april 1992.
in 2009, russian president dmitry medvedev announced wanted more involved in afghanistan, supporting development of infrastructure , army. came relations between afghan president karzai , american president obama reached low.
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