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And can it be a model for other countries in the region to follow, namely Russia?
![Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov poses for a photo with the participants of the conference on Afghanistan on November 9 [AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/754360028223423a91d24b71c531e835_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Russia is seeking to re-assert itself as a major player in Afghanistan.
And can it be a model for other countries in the region to follow, namely Russia?
Russia is seeking to re-assert itself as a major player in Afghanistan.