List of diplomatic missions in Afghanistan

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Diplomatic missions in Kabul

This is a list of diplomatic missions in Afghanistan . There are currently 17 embassies in Kabul (February 2024).

Contents

Embassies in Kabul

Consular missions

Herat

Jalalabad

Kandahar

Mazar-i-Sharif

Accredited embassies

Resident in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Resident in Ankara, Turkey

Resident in Doha, Qatar

Resident in Islamabad, Pakistan

Resident in Kuwait City, Kuwait

Resident in Moscow, Russia

Resident in New Delhi, India

Resident in Tehran, Iran

Resident Elsewhere

Closed missions

Host citySending countryMissionYear closedRef.
Kabul Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Embassy2021 [26]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Embassy2015 [27]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Embassy2018 [28]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Embassy 2021 [29]
Flag of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.svg  Chechnya Embassy2001 [30] [31]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia Embassy2021 [32]
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Embassy [33]
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Embassy [34]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Embassy [35]
Flag of France.svg  France Embassy [36]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Embassy [37]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Embassy2015 [38]
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Embassy2017 [39]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Embassy2021 [40]
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya Embassy2009
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Embassy2021 [41]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Embassy2014 [42]
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Embassy2021 [33]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Embassy2013 [43]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Embassy2021 [44]
Flag of South Korea.svg  Republic of Korea Embassy [45]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Embassy [46]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Embassy [47]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Embassy [48]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Embassy [49] [50]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Embassy1992 [51]
Kandahar Flag of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.svg  Chechnya Consulate2001 [31]

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The foreign relations of Afghanistan are in a transitional phase since the 2021 fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the collapse of the internationally-recognized Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. No country has recognised the new regime, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Although some countries have engaged in informal diplomatic contact with the Islamic Emirate, formal relations remain limited to representatives of the Islamic Republic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afghanistan–United States relations</span> Bilateral relations

Relations between Afghanistan and the United States began in 1921 under the leaderships of King Amanullah Khan and President Warren G. Harding, respectively. The first contact between the two nations occurred further back in the 1830s when the first recorded person from the United States explored Afghanistan. The United States government foreign aid program provided about $500 million in aid for economic development; the aid ended before the 1978 Saur Revolution. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 was a turning point in the Cold War, when the United States started to financially support the Afghan resistance. The country, under both the Carter and Reagan administrations committed $3 billion dollars in financial and diplomatic support and along with Pakistan also rendering critical support to the anti-Soviet Mujahideen forces. Beginning in 1980, the United States began admitting thousands of Afghan refugees for resettlement, and provided money and weapons to the Mujahideen through Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The USSR withdrew its troops in 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afghan passport</span> Passport issued to Afghan citizens

Afghan passports are international travel documents issued by the General Directorate of Passports to nationals and citizens of Afghanistan. Every person with a valid Afghan identity card (Tazkira) can apply for and receive an Afghan passport, which is renewable every 5–10 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afghanistan–India relations</span> Bilateral relations

Afghanistan–India relations are the diplomatic relations between India and Afghanistan. They had been historical neighbors when India was under colonial rule and have since shared cultural ties through Bollywood and cricket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afghanistan–United Arab Emirates relations</span> Bilateral relations

Afghanistan–United Arab Emirates relations refers to the bilateral relations between Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In December 2022, Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob along with Anas Haqqani made an official visit to the UAE. There he met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embassy of the United States, Kabul</span> Former U.S. diplomatic mission to Afghanistan

The Embassy of the United States of America in Kabul was the official diplomatic mission of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The embassy was housed in a chancery located on Great Massoud Road in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood of the Afghan capital, Kabul, and was built at a cost of nearly $800 million. On August 15, 2021, in the face of a Taliban advance on Kabul, embassy staff relocated to makeshift but secure facilities at Hamid Karzai International Airport. Kabul fell and the chancery building officially closed late August 15.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afghanistan–Indonesia relations</span> Bilateral relations

Afghanistan and Indonesia established diplomatic relations on 20 May 1950. The relationship is mostly founded on common religious solidarity, as Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim majority country, and Afghanistan is also a Muslim-majority country. Indonesia has expressed its commitment to support and assist the rebuilding of Post-Taliban Afghanistan in various sectors, including technical training, infrastructure, women's empowerment, higher education, and diplomat training. Indonesia has an embassy in Kabul, while Afghanistan has an embassy in Jakarta. Both nations are full members of Non-Aligned Movement and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Events in the year 2021 in Qatar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fall of Kabul (2021)</span> Taliban capture of the capital of Afghanistan

On 15 August 2021, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final action of the War in Afghanistan, and marked a total victory for the Taliban. This led to the overthrowing of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under President Ashraf Ghani and the reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban.

Protests in Afghanistan against the Taliban started on 17 August 2021 following the Fall of Kabul to the Taliban. These protests are held by Islamic democrats and feminists. Both groups are against the treatment of women by the Taliban government, considering it as discriminatory and misogynistic. Supported by the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, the protesters also demand decentralization, multiculturalism, social justice, work, education, and food. There have been pro-Taliban counterprotests.

On 15 August 2021, the city of Kabul, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, was captured by Taliban forces during the 2021 Taliban offensive, concluding the War in Afghanistan that began in 2001. The fall of Kabul provoked a range of reactions across the globe, including debates on whether to recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan, on the humanitarian situation in the country, on the outcome of the War, and the role of military interventionism in world affairs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan</span> International relations of Afghanistans Taliban government

The Taliban has ruled Afghanistan as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since taking control by force in 2021, overthrowing the internationally recognized Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The takeover was widely criticized by the international community, and no countries have extended de jure diplomatic recognition to the new regime, despite nominally maintaining relations with Afghanistan. The Taliban has campaigned for international recognition since the takeover. Several countries have vowed never to recognize the Islamic Emirate, and others have said they will do so only if human rights in the country are respected. Some countries have accredited Taliban diplomats at the chargé d'affaires level despite not recognizing the Islamic Emirate. In September 2023, the People's Republic of China became the first country to formally name a new ambassador to the country since the takeover, and in January 2024 recognized the Taliban's envoy to China; however, the PRC still does not formally recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. The United Arab Emirates also accepted a Taliban appointed diplomat as Afghanistan's new ambassador in August 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Kabul airlift</span> Military evacuation following the Fall of Kabul

Large-scale evacuations of foreign citizens and some vulnerable Afghan citizens took place amid the withdrawal of US and NATO forces at the end of the 2001–2021 war in Afghanistan. The Taliban took control of Kabul and declared victory on 15 August 2021, and the NATO-backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan collapsed. With the Taliban controlling the whole city except Hamid Karzai International Airport, hostilities ceased and the Taliban assisted in the evacuation effort by providing security and screening evacuees.

The Taliban is a Jihadi Islamist organisation, which has ruled Afghanistan under a theocratic emirate several times in the last 30 years. In August 2021, the Taliban took control of the country, and subsequently established a new government, thus completely succeeding the former. As of late 2022, no country recognizes them as the lawful government of Afghanistan; however, there has been recognition of their de facto governance over the country.

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