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THE NADER dynasty that had ascended the throne of Afghanistan in 1929 was guided by the behests of emir Abdur Rahman Khan, who had fought for international recognition of his country's sovereignty and called on those who shared his views to develop relations with states that had no common border with Afghanistan. In particular, shortly before his death, he wrote: "If concessions to foreigners are recognized as absolutely necessary and wise, these concessions should be given in small parts to the nations whose countries have no common borders with our possessions - for example, the Americans, Germans, Italians, etc. In the same way, if our government needs a great number of specialists, engineers, etc., to my mind, they should be chosen, as I have said, from among the nations mentioned above."1 He was convinced that Afghanistan should base its relations with neighbors on the principles of equidistance.
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