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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has decided to establish a post of his special representative for Afghanistan, and appointed him Zamir Kabulov, who was previously ambassador to that country. This was reported on the website of the president. The need for such a step in the Kremlin's statement explained by the desire to further develop Russian-Afghan relations and contribute to international efforts to restore peace in Afghanistan. In addition, the President's Special Representative will coordinate the work of Russian agencies in Afghanistan. Kabulov, who is director of the Second Asian Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was the Russian ambassador to Afghanistan in 2004-2009, respectively. As stressed in a statement posted on the site of the president, Kabul working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mostly in the Afghan area) since 1977 and is personally acquainted with the current president of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and other Afghan politics since the early 1990's. In 1995-1996, Kabulov held in Kandahar, negotiated with the Taliban for the release of Russian pilots are kept there. In January it was reported readiness of the Russian company Inter RAO to invest $ 500 million in power lines across Afghanistan. There were also reports that Moscow intends to supply Kabul multipurpose Mi-17 helicopters. Russia cooperates with NATO on Afghanistan. In November 2010, Moscow allowed by the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF), under the auspices of the Alliance, to carry through its territory of personnel carriers.
