Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Portugal contributed to the international security mission in Afghanistan; direct bilateral government cooperation is less clear.
Afghanistan toward Portugal
Not assessedPortugal toward Afghanistan
+15Portugal deployed military personnel to Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, contributing to the security mission conducted alongside Afghan authorities.
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
Portugal contributed military personnel to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, supporting the international security mission alongside Afghan authorities. Information about direct Afghan government cooperation specifically with Portugal is insufficient to assess Afghanistan’s policy toward Portugal.
Key developments
Portugal contributed personnel to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct Afghan-Portuguese government cooperation beyond the multilateral security mission is unclear.
- Details of Portugal’s bilateral development or diplomatic initiatives with Afghanistan are limited.