The activity of Soviet diplomacy to prevent German influence in Afghanistan during the Second World War
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Germany had been interesting in Afghanistan during the XXth century, in particular since in the mid1930s. Germany considered Afghanistan, firstly, as a region of influence, and, secondly, as a possible springboard against Great Britain and the USSR. To achieve these goals, the Germans promised to help in the return of the native Pashtun lands and in getting rid of British and Russian influence in the region. They inspired the Afghans with the idea of the need to reunite the Pashtun tribes on both sides of the "Durand line". As a result, a significant part of the Afghan elite began to support the Germans. In addition, the Germans actively invested in the Afghan industry, the number of German specialists in Afghanistan increased. By the beginning of World War II, the Third Reich was able to create a fairly solid political and economic base in Afghanistan. The Soviet and British diplomacy actively opposed this activity. The day after the attack on the USSR, British diplomats visited the Soviet embassy and offered to join forces in the fight against German influence. This information allowed Stalin to put before the British ambassador the question of concluding an agreement on joint actions against Germany, which was signed on July 12, 1941
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Such political science methods as content analysis and event analysis were used. The first one is used to analyze the content of text arrays, and the second one is used to study activities, visits and events. Among the approaches of historical science, historical-comparative and historical-interpretative methods are used.