Afghanistan–United Arab Emirates relations
diplomatic relations between The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan–United Arab Emirates relations refers to the bilateral relations between Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In December 2022, Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob along with Anas Haqqani made an official visit to the UAE. There he met with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
History
Prior to the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001, the UAE and Saudi Arabia officially recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban government). During the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021), the UAE had a small humanitarian and peacekeeping military presence in Afghanistan, which was part of the then-International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
On January 10, 2017, five UAE diplomats were killed in Kandahar. They were there with Humayun Azizi to inaugurate a number of UAE backed projects. The UAE's Ambassador to Afghanistan, Juma Al Kaabi, was wounded and later died of his wounds.
After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, then-Afghan-President Ashraf Ghani flew to Uzbekistan and from there to the UAE. A few weeks later, after the United States and most countries pulled out their citizens, a UAE plane carrying aid landed at Kabul International Airport.
The UAE provided 30 metric tonnes of aid to the victims of the June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake. An additional 16 metric tonnes of medical supplies arrived in the affected area in early July.
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