Former Ambassador of the Republic of Afghanistan to Russia (2002-2004) Ahmad Zia Massoud, first vice president of Afghanistan (2004-2009), and Russian photojournalist Vyacheslav Kiselev.24.10.2011#2977461
Former Ambassador of the Republic of Afghanistan to Russia (2002-2004) Ahmad Zia Massoud, first vice president of Afghanistan (2004-2009). Younger brother of Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan military leader and Defense Minister of Afghanistan (1992-1996).24.10.2011#2977460
Soldiers of the 201st motorized riffle division of the Russian Army at a theoretical lesson in the Officers' Club.01.06.2004#746388
A soldier of the 10th frontier post of the 149th motorized riffle regiment of the 201st motorized riffle division of the Russian Army on the river Panj.01.06.2004#746387
A combat vehicle driver mechanic of the 149th motorized riffle regiment of the 201st motorized riffle division of the Russian Army on the river Panj.01.06.2004#746384
Alexei Groza, a 40-years-old conscript of the 149th motorized riffle regiment of the 201st motorized riffle division of the Russian Army.01.06.2004#746383
Konstantin Shukshanov, a 30-years-old conscript of the 149th motorized riffle regiment of the 201st motorized riffle division of the Russian Army.01.06.2004#746382
President Vladimir Putin, left, and Khamid Karzai, head of the Afghan temporary government, at the first meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICMA) in Alma-Ata (now Almaty).04.06.2002#353334
President Vladimir Putin, left, and Khamid Karzai, head of the Afghan temporary government, at the first meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICMA) in Alma-Ata (now Almaty).04.06.2002#353333
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, during talks with Afghan Interim President Hamid Karzai, left, in the Kremlin. Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, right.12.03.2002#372786
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, center, during talks with Afghan Interim President Hamid Karzai, right, center, in the Kremlin.12.03.2002#372785
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during talks with Afghan Interim President Hamid Karzai, left, in the Kremlin.12.03.2002#372783
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during talks with Afghan Interim President Hamid Karzai, left, in the Kremlin.12.03.2002#372782
The visit by members of Afghanistan's intransigent opposition to the USSR, November 1991. Head of the delegation of Afghan mujahideen, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the transitional government of the Afghan opposition, and leader of Jamiat-e Islami (Islamic Society of Afghanistan), Burhanuddin Rabbani, 2nd left, during the meeting with mothers and members of families of Soviet soldiers.12.11.1991#6376137
Members of a delegation of Afghan Mujahedin visit the Soviet Union. Left: Burhanuddin Rabbani, head of the delegation of Afghan Mujahedin and Acting Foreign Minister of the Interim Government of the Afghan Opposition and leader of the Islamic Society of Afghanistan, met with the mothers of Russian soldiers.11.11.1991#8280336
Front left: Burhanuddin Rabbani, head of a delegation of Afghan mujahideens, Acting Foreign Minister of the Transitional Government of Afghan opposition, leader of the Islamic Society of Afghanistan, meets with Russian soldiers' mothers during his visit to Moscow.01.11.1991#8234998
The visit by members of Afghanistan's intransigent opposition to the USSR, November 1991. Burhanuddin Rabbani, head of the delegation of Afghan mujahideen, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the transitional government of the Afghan opposition, and leader of Jamiat-e Islami (Islamic Society of Afghanistan).29.10.1991#6376143
The visit by members of Afghanistan's intransigent opposition to the USSR, November 1991. The meeting between members of the delegation and Vice President of Russia Alexander Rutskoy at the House of Councils of Russia.29.10.1991#6375277
The visit by members of Afghanistan's intransigent opposition to the USSR, November 1991. Head of the delegation of Afghan mujahideen, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the transitional government of the Afghan opposition, and leader of Jamiat-e Islami (Islamic Society of Afghanistan), Burhanuddin Rabbani, 3rd left, and Vice President of Russia Alexander Rutskoy, 3rd right, during the meeting at the House of Councils of Russia.29.10.1991#6375273
Metropolitan Paulos Gar Gregorios of Delhi Diocese of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, a leader of the World Council of Churches, on his visit to Moscow. A conversation with a soldier who fought in Afghanistan and is undergoing treatment in the hospital.19.01.1990#6651219
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) during a splashdown drill.01.08.1988#6610591
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) before a splashdown drill. From left: Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand and Soviet cosmonaut and researcher, doctor Valery Polyakov.01.08.1988#6610590
Soviet-Afghan crew of the Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft (launched on August 29, 1988) before a splashdown drill. From left: Afghan cosmonaut and researcher Abdul Ahad Mohmand and Soviet cosmonaut and researcher, doctor Valery Polyakov.01.08.1988#6610588
The Fifth International Conference of Religious Leaders. The round table discussion for theologians and experts entitled "General Security and Moral-Ethical Values". The Danilov Monastery, March 18-20, 1987. Sheikh Ghulam Sarwar Mansur, chairman of the Supreme Council of Ulema and the Clergy in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.18.03.1987#3070963
The Fifth International Conference of Religious Leaders. The round table discussion for theologians and experts entitled "General Security and Moral-Ethical Values". The Danilov Monastery, March 18-20, 1987. Sheikh Ghulam Sarwar Mansur, second left, chairman of the Supreme Council of Ulema and the Clergy in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, among participants.18.03.1987#3070962
Uzbek SSR. The 9th International Film Festival of Asian, African and Latin American Countries in Tashkent. Participants in the festival, from left: film artist Adela Dgitban of Afghanistan, producer Wali Latifi of Afghanistan (center), actress Irian Shevchuk of the USSR and Actress Wu Dan of China.10.05.1986#6478662
Uzbek SSR. The 9th International Film Festival of Asian, African and Latin American Countries in Tashkent. Soviet actress and film director Jemma Firsova and Afghan actress Mostamandi Homa.10.05.1986#6478657
Uzbek SSR. The 9th International Film Festival of Asian, African and Latin American Countries in Tashkent. Afghan actress Mostamandi Homam member of the Afghanistan delegation..09.05.1986#6478661
Uzbek SSR. The 9th International Film Festival of Asian, African and Latin American Countries in Tashkent. Participants and guests at the festival. Center: Afghan actress Mostamandi Homa.01.05.1986#6478681
Uzbek SSR. The 9th International Film Festival of Asian, African and Latin American Countries in Tashkent. Participants in the festival, from left: Afghan actress Mostamandi Homa, actor Anatoly Romashin of the USSR, actor Boris Khmelnitsky of the USSR, actress Soccoro Bonilla of Mexico and film producer Wali Latifi of Afghanistan.01.05.1986#6478663
Center: Burhan Ghiyasi, Minister of Culture of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (now the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan), giving a speech at the opening ceremony of the branch of the Pushkin Institute of Russian Language at Kabul University.01.05.1984#8783730
A visit by Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Head of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), to the USSR. Mohammad Sayed Afghani is seen in Moscow Cathedral Mosque.01.06.1983#8178053
A visit by Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Head of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), to the USSR. Mohammad Sayed Afghani is seen near Moscow Cathedral Mosque.01.06.1983#8178049
A visit by Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Head of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, to the USSR. The ceremony to award Mohammad Sayed Afghani with the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency). Mohammad Sayed Afghani, center, tours Vladimir Lenin's House Museum in Kazan.01.06.1983#8178048
A visit by Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Head of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, to the USSR. The ceremony to award Mohammad Sayed Afghani with the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency). Talgat Tadzhuddin, Mufti and Head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Directorate of the European part of the USSR and Siberia, and Mohammad Sayed Afghani, right, take a walk in Kazan.01.06.1983#8178047
A visit by Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Head of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, to the USSR. The ceremony to award Mohammad Sayed Afghani with the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency). Talgat Tadzhuddin, Mufti and Head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Directorate of the European part of the USSR and Siberia, greets Mohammad Sayed Afghani, center, at Kazan Airport.01.06.1983#8178044
A visit by Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Head of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), to the USSR. Mohammad Sayed Afghani, left, meets with top executives of Kazan Medical Equipment Plant.01.06.1983#8178054
A visit by Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Head of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), to the USSR. Mohammad Sayed Afghani tours a kindergarten in Kazan.01.06.1983#8178051
A visit by Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Head of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, to the USSR. The ceremony to award Mohammad Sayed Afghani with the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency). Talgat Tadzhuddin, Mufti and Head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Directorate of the European part of the USSR and Siberia, congratulates Mohammad Sayed Afghani, center, on receiving the prize.01.06.1983#8178050
Center: Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Chairman of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), takes a walk around the Kazan Kremlin.01.06.1983#8130062
3rd left: Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Chairman of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), during a service at Moscow Cathedral Mosque.01.06.1983#8130058
Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Chairman of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), makes a speech during a service at Moscow Cathedral Mosque.01.06.1983#8130057
Right: Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Chairman of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), tours Vladimir Lenin's Apartment Museum in Kazan, Tatar ASSR.01.06.1983#8130054
Center: Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Chairman of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), during a service at Moscow Cathedral Mosque.01.06.1983#8130052
Mohammad Sayed Afghani, Chairman of High Spiritual Council of Ulema of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and laureate of the 1982 Avicenna International Prize of Novosti Press Agency (now Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency), makes a speech during a service at Kazan Cathedral Mosque, Tatar ASSR.01.06.1983#8130051
Yunost magazine editor-in-chief Andrei Dementyev, right, meets with Afghan writer Asadulla Habib.14.05.1982#6695770
