List of ambassadors of Russia and the Soviet Union to Afghanistan

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan
Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Incumbent
Dmitry Zhirnov
since 29 April 2020
StyleHis Excellency
SeatKabul
AppointerThe President of Russia
Formation7 April 1919
First holderYakov Surits [ru]
as Plenipotentiary Representative
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Kabul

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Kabul.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan is currently held by Dmitry Zhirnov, incumbent since 29 April 2020.[2]

History of diplomatic relations

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic provided unofficial assistance to the Emirate of Afghanistan during the Third Anglo-Afghan War, helping the country to achieve full independence from British influence. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was also the first country to recognize and established diplomatic relations with Afghanistan in 1919. Yakov Surits [ru], a former diplomatic representative to Denmark, was appointed plenipotentiary to Afghanistan. On 23 July 1923 relations established at the level of embassies.

From 1992 to 2002, during the years of Taliban rule, diplomatic relations were broken off and no ambassadors were appointed.

List of representatives (1919 – present)

Representatives of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Emirate of Afghanistan (1919 – 1922)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yakov Surits [ru] Plenipotentiary 13 July 1919 1921
Fyodor Raskolnikov Plenipotentiary 16 July 1921 1922

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Emirate of Afghanistan (1922 – 1926)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Fyodor Raskolnikov Plenipotentiary 1922 6 February 1924
Leonid Stark Plenipotentiary 22 April 1924 1926

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926 – 1973)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Leonid Stark Plenipotentiary 1926 16 April 1936
Boris Skvirsky [ru] Plenipotentiary 16 April 1936 1 November 1937
Konstantin Mikhailov [ru] Plenipotentiary (until 9 May 1941)
Ambassador (after 9 May 1941) 		24 December 1937 1 September 1943
Ivan Bakulin [ru] Ambassador 11 November 1943 23 June 1947
Ivan Samylovsky Ambassador 23 June 1947 27 May 1948
Ivan Ivanov [ru] Ambassador 27 May 1948 11 July 1948
Artemy Fedorov [ru] Ambassador 6 November 1948 10 July 1953
Mikhail Degtyar [ru] Ambassador 10 July 1953 5 June 1960
Sergey Antonov [ru] Ambassador 5 June 1960 8 October 1965
Konstantin Alexandrov [ru] Ambassador 8 October 1965 11 November 1969
Sergey Kiktev [ru] Ambassador 11 November 1969 3 October 1972
Alexander Puzanov Ambassador 3 October 1972 1973

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of Afghanistan (1973 – 1978)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Alexander Puzanov Ambassador 1973 1978

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978 – 1991)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Alexander Puzanov Ambassador 1978 10 November 1979
Fikryat Tabeyev [ru] Ambassador 10 November 1979 13 August 1986
Pavel Mozhayev [ru] Ambassador 13 August 1986 15 March 1988
Nikolai Yegorychev [ru] Ambassador 15 March 1988 14 October 1988
Yuli Vorontsov Ambassador 14 October 1988 15 September 1989
Boris Pastukhov [ru] Ambassador 15 September 1989 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1991 – 1992)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Boris Pastukhov [ru] Ambassador 25 December 1991 22 February 1992
Yevgeny Ostrovenko [ru] Ambassador 24 January 1992 31 December 1992

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2002 – present)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Mikhail Konarovsky [ru] Ambassador 21 February 2002 17 February 2004
Zamir Kabulov Ambassador 17 February 2004 21 September 2009
Andrey Avetsyan [ru] Ambassador 21 September 2009 1 September 2014
Aleksandr Mantytsky [ru] Ambassador 18 November 2014 29 April 2020
Dmitry Zhirnov Ambassador 29 April 2020

References

  1. ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Дмитрий Жирнов назначен новым послом России в Афганистане" (in Russian). TASS. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links

  • (in English, Russian, and Persian) Embassy of Russia to Afghanistan
  • (in Russian) Полномочное представительство - Посольство СССР в Афганистане
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