Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Estonia
Relationship assessment
Estonia contributed to NATO missions and development cooperation in Afghanistan; information on Afghan government policy toward Estonia is limited.
Afghanistan toward Estonia
Not assessedEstonia toward Afghanistan
+35Estonia contributed troops to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and later the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, and provided development cooperation. The scope of its cooperation following the Taliban's return to power is unclear.
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
Estonia contributed troops to NATO-led missions in Afghanistan and supported the country through development cooperation. Information about Afghan government conduct toward Estonia is limited, and the relationship's scope after the Taliban's return to power is unclear.
Key developments
Estonia contributed troops to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Estonia participated in NATO's Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of Afghan government cooperation with Estonia is unclear.
- The scope and continuity of Estonia's development cooperation with Afghanistan after 2021 are unclear.