List of ambassadors of Russia and the Soviet Union to Afghanistan information
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan
Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Incumbent Dmitry Zhirnov since 29 April 2020
Style
His Excellency
Seat
Kabul
Appointer
The President of Russia
Formation
7 April 1919
First holder
Yakov Surits [ru] as Plenipotentiary Representative
Website
Embassy 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]
^"Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^"Дмитрий Жирнов назначен новым послом России в Афганистане" (in Russian). TASS. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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