Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Singapore contributed to international operations in Afghanistan; the scope of direct bilateral ties is unclear.
Afghanistan toward Singapore
Not assessedSingapore toward Afghanistan
+20Singapore contributed personnel, including medical support, to the international mission in Afghanistan during the 2000s and early 2010s. This was a concrete contribution to security and reconstruction efforts there; the scope of separate bilateral cooperation is unclear.
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
Singapore contributed personnel to the international mission in Afghanistan, including military medical support, during the 2000s and early 2010s. The Afghan government’s conduct toward Singapore and the scope of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear. Afghanistan’s change of government in 2021 also makes continuity in bilateral policy uncertain.
Key developments
Singapore contributed personnel, including medical support, to the international mission in Afghanistan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Afghan government cooperation with Singapore is unclear.
- Singapore’s current policy toward Afghanistan’s authorities and the extent of direct engagement are uncertain.