Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Ireland
Relationship assessment
Irish humanitarian assistance and evacuation efforts have supported people from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan toward Ireland
Not assessedIreland toward Afghanistan
+15Ireland provided humanitarian assistance for people in Afghanistan and helped evacuate Afghan nationals during the 2021 evacuation from Kabul.
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
Ireland has provided humanitarian assistance for people in Afghanistan and helped evacuate Afghan nationals during the 2021 evacuation from Kabul. These actions indicate some practical engagement, though information about the scope and continuity of direct government cooperation is limited. Afghanistan’s government conduct specifically toward Ireland is unclear.
Key developments
Ireland helped evacuate Afghan nationals during the evacuation from Kabul.
Ireland provided humanitarian assistance for people in Afghanistan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Irish government assistance to Afghanistan are unclear.
- Afghan government policy and direct engagement toward Ireland are unclear.