Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Hungary
Relationship assessment
Hungary’s Afghanistan engagement centered on its NATO mission and Provincial Reconstruction Team, with later evacuation assistance.
Afghanistan toward Hungary
+15Afghan authorities cooperated with Hungary’s Provincial Reconstruction Team in Baghlan during the NATO-led mission, although the scope of that coordination is unclear.
Hungary toward Afghanistan
+30Hungary contributed to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, operated a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Baghlan from 2006 to 2013, and evacuated Afghans who had supported its mission in 2021.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship’s clearest enduring feature has been Hungary’s security and reconstruction engagement in Afghanistan, including its Provincial Reconstruction Team and later evacuation assistance. The extent to which these ties continued after Afghanistan’s 2021 change of government is uncertain.
How 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
Hungary contributed to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan and operated a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Baghlan from 2006 to 2013. The cooperation involved Afghan authorities, while Hungary later evacuated Afghans who had supported its mission. The relationship has included concrete security and assistance cooperation, though its breadth and continuity across Afghanistan’s government changes are uncertain.
Key developments
Hungary began operating a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Baghlan as part of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan.
Hungary’s Provincial Reconstruction Team in Baghlan concluded its mission.
Hungary evacuated Afghans who had supported its mission during the Taliban takeover.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of Afghan government coordination with Hungary’s Provincial Reconstruction Team is unclear.
- The extent of bilateral cooperation after the 2021 change of government in Afghanistan is unclear.