The image of Russia in Afghanistan after the collapse of the USSR

For a long period of time, Russia and Afghanistan relations could be estimated as close ones. There was an active cooperation between two countries in the educational, economic and cultural fields. The Soviet invasion negatively affected the image of the USSR, and the echo of it still has an influence on the image of Russia nowadays. However, the image has improved largely due to the supply of Afghanistan with humanitarian and economic assistance, military support in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking, as well as assistance in the field of education. The study conducted a survey of the population of Afghanistan, which revealed that there is a significant part of the population that has a positive attitude towards Russia and its policies, although the negative opinion left as the consequence of the Soviet intervention still exists. The recovery of the image became possible due to the more distant policy of Russia and its negotiations with the Taliban. Nevertheless, there are also people who are extremely negative-minded, but basically they belong to the older generation.