Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Afghan support for Palestinian statehood; limited information on Palestinian government policy toward Afghanistan
Afghanistan toward Palestine
+20Afghanistan recognizes Palestine and has supported Palestinian statehood and rights. Afghan authorities have also publicly expressed support for the Palestinian cause.
Palestine toward Afghanistan
Not assessedOverall 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
Afghan governments have supported Palestinian statehood and Palestinian rights, and Afghanistan has recognized Palestine. The current Afghan authorities have also expressed support for the Palestinian cause. Information about concrete Palestinian government cooperation with Afghanistan is insufficient to assess its policy toward Afghanistan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of current Afghan diplomatic engagement with Palestinian authorities is unclear.
- Details of Palestinian government cooperation with Afghanistan are limited.