Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Lithuania
Relationship assessment
Lithuanian-led reconstruction and security cooperation shaped ties, while current government engagement remains unclear.
Afghanistan toward Lithuania
+15Afghan authorities cooperated with Lithuania’s NATO Provincial Reconstruction Team in Ghor Province and the associated reconstruction and security work. The scope of the current Afghan government’s engagement with Lithuania is unclear.
Lithuania toward Afghanistan
+35Lithuania led a NATO Provincial Reconstruction Team in Ghor Province and contributed to international security and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. The extent and form of current Lithuanian government engagement are unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship was shaped by Lithuania’s sustained participation in international security and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, including leadership of the Ghor Provincial Reconstruction Team and cooperation with Afghan authorities. The Taliban’s return to power in 2021 altered the political context, and the scope of subsequent bilateral engagement is unclear.
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
Lithuania led a NATO Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan’s Ghor Province and contributed to international military and reconstruction efforts. Afghan authorities cooperated with that mission. The relationship’s character has changed since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, and the scope of current government-to-government engagement is unclear.
Key developments
Lithuania began leading the NATO Provincial Reconstruction Team in Ghor Province, Afghanistan.
Lithuania ended its leadership of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Ghor Province.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of current Afghan government engagement with Lithuania is unclear.
- The extent and form of Lithuanian government cooperation with Afghanistan since 2021 are unclear.