Alexander II1873
Russian diplomacy accepts Afghanistan as lying outside its direct sphere while consolidating influence over Bukhara and territories north of the Amu Darya.
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Russian diplomacy accepts Afghanistan as lying outside its direct sphere while consolidating influence over Bukhara and territories north of the Amu Darya.
Afghanistans northern border was fixed and guaranteed by Russia
Russia and Great Britain sign the Convention of Saint Petersburg, in which Afghanistan is declared outside Russias sphere of influence
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