title: Russian Reassertion in Afghanistan: Implications of the Doha Peace Agreement 2020
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metadata.value: Begum, I.
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metadata.value: 2023-08-18T09:26:08Z
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metadata.value: 2023-08-18T09:26:08Z
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metadata.value: 2023-06
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metadata.value: Begum I. ‘Russian Reassertion in Afghanistan: Implications of the Doha Peace Agreement 2020’, Modern History of Russia, vol. 13, no. 2, 2023, pp. 430–444. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu24.2023.211
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu24.2023.211
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/43795
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metadata.value: The research aims to explore the causes of Russian reassertion in Afghanistan and delves into its
  impact on the peace process. Russia has a deep-rooted history in Afghanistan. At the peak of its power, it sent
  troops to Kabul to protect the communist regime but faced strong resistance from the Afghan people. The Soviet-
  backed Afghan regime and the Soviet forces tried to control the insurgency for ten years; eventually, it had to
  pull back all troops from Afghanistan. The extended engagement in Kabul worsened internal conditions in Russia
  which attempted to prevent them from the Afghan scenario. During the brief period of the government of Mujahedeen
  and later, under the rule of the Taliban*, it was concerned by the rise of Islamic militancy in Afghanistan that
  emerged as a peril for Russia and the Central Asian states where Moscow aspired to maintain a soft influence.
  The 9/11 incident transformed the political approach of the world community. The paper analyses the reasons for
  Russian support of the US in the war against terrorism, and Russian coordination with Central Asian states to facilitate
  the US in utilizing military bases of the former Soviet Union for the first time. Russia re-opened its embassy in
  Kabul in 2007. After two years, it endorsed a new strategy of the US President in Afghanistan based upon a troop
  surge, a withdrawal plan, and reconciliation with the moderate Taliban*. Russia also formed a multi-dimensional
  policy towards Afghanistan. Kremlin developed ties with the Afghan government as well as diplomatic engagement
  with the Taliban*. A hypothesis is made that due to the assertive Russian role in Afghanistan, the US had to
  speed up the peace process which resulted in the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan.
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metadata.value: en
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metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Modern History of Russia;Volume 13; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Russia
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Afghanistan
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Taliban
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: peace process
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metadata.value: Russian Reassertion in Afghanistan: Implications of the Doha Peace Agreement 2020
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metadata.value: Article
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