The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Special Representative of the President of Russia for Afghanistan, Head of the Second Department of Asia at the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov (second left) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Zamir Kabulov, Special Representative of the President of Russia for Afghanistan, Head of the Second Department of Asia at the Russian Foreign Ministry at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Head of the Taliban political office (banned in Russia) in Qatar Abdul Ghani Baradar (second left), head of the political office of the radical Taliban movement (banned in Russia) Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai (center) and the special representative of the Russian president for Afghanistan, head of the second department of Asia at the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov (right) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai (center) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Former Second Vice-President of Afghanistan Mohammad Karim Khalili (second right) and former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai (right) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai (center) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Former Afghanistan's second Vice-President Mohammad Karim Khalili (third left); former Afghan President Hamid Karzai (fourth left), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (center), head of the Taliban’s political office (banned in Russia) in Qatar Abdul Ghani Baradar (fourth right), head of the political branch of the radical Taliban movement (banned in Russia) Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai (third right) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Former Second Vice-President of Afghanistan Mohammad Karim Khalili (center) and former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai (right) at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Left to right: former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, Special Representative of the President of Russia for Afghanistan, Head of the Second Department of Asia at the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov at a meeting in President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Left to right: Zamir Kabulov, Special Representative of the President of Russia for Afghanistan, Head of the Second Department of Asia at the Russian Foreign Ministry; Mohammad Nadir Shah, General Director of Alokozay International at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and Mohammad Nadir Shah (center), General Director of Alokozay International at a meeting in the President Hotel.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations.

The ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Afghan diplomatic relations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (center) at a meeting in the President Hotel.