Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Albania
Relationship assessment
Albanian support for Afghanistan-focused operations and evacuated Afghans; Afghan government policy toward Albania is unclear.
Afghanistan toward Albania
Not assessedAlbania toward Afghanistan
+25Albania contributed personnel to international operations in Afghanistan and offered temporary shelter to Afghans evacuated during the 2021 Taliban takeover.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Albania contributed personnel to international operations in Afghanistan and later offered temporary shelter to Afghans evacuated during the 2021 Taliban takeover. These actions provide evidence of practical Albanian government engagement with Afghanistan. Information about direct Afghan government cooperation with Albania is insufficient to assess that aspect of the relationship.
Key developments
Albania contributed personnel to international operations in Afghanistan.
Albania offered temporary shelter to Afghans evacuated during the Taliban takeover.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct cooperation between Afghan and Albanian governments is unclear.
- The scope and duration of Albania’s support for Afghans evacuated in 2021 are unclear.