The Iranian Factor in the Afghanistan War – a Historical Analysis Cover Image

Факторът Иран във войната в Афганистан ‒ исторически анализ 1979-2021 г.
The Iranian Factor in the Afghanistan War – a Historical Analysis

Author(s): Veselina Uzunova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, International relations/trade
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Iran; Afghanistan; world order
Summary/Abstract: In the modern history of Afghanistan, there are two known occupations and two withdrawals of superpowers from its territories - that of the USSR in 1989 and that of the United States in 2021. These significant events has shaped the modern meaning of the "Afghan question". concerning the place of Afghanistan in the spheres of influence of five major countries: the USSR, the USA, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The proposed study examines Iran's perspective on Tehran's policy in Afghanistan from 1979 to 2021 in the context of changes in the system of international relations that led to the depletion of the Bipolar Model and the emergence of the Post-Bipolar Model.