Relationship dossier
Afghanistan
Slovakia
Relationship assessment
Slovakia contributed to NATO operations in Afghanistan and took part in the 2021 Kabul evacuation.
Afghanistan toward Slovakia
Not assessedSlovakia toward Afghanistan
+25Slovakia deployed personnel to NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan and participated in the 2021 evacuation from Kabul. These actions reflect concrete engagement with Afghanistan, although much of the military deployment took place through NATO.
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
Slovakia contributed military personnel to NATO operations in Afghanistan, including the International Security Assistance Force, and participated in the 2021 evacuation from Kabul. Information about direct Afghan government cooperation with Slovakia is insufficient to assess Afghanistan’s policy toward Slovakia.
Key developments
Slovakia contributed personnel to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Slovakia took part in evacuations from Kabul following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct Afghan-Slovak government cooperation alongside NATO operations is unclear.
- The scope of Slovakia’s direct assistance to Afghanistan outside its NATO deployment is unclear.