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This is a list of diplomatic missions in Afghanistan. There are currently 15 embassies in Kabul (September 2023).

Embassies in Kabul

Other posts in Kabul

Gallery

Consular missions

Herat

Jalalabad

Kandahar

Mazar-i-Sharif

Accredited embassies

Resident in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Resident in Ankara, Turkey

Resident in Doha, Qatar

Resident in Islamabad, Pakistan

Resident in Kuwait City, Kuwait

Resident in Moscow, Russia

Resident in New Delhi, India

Resident in Tehran, Iran

Resident Elsewhere

Closed missions

Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
Kabul  Australia Embassy 2021 [24]
 Azerbaijan Embassy [25]
 Belgium Embassy 2015 [26]
 Bulgaria Embassy 2018 [27]
 Canada Embassy 2021 [28]
 Chechnya Embassy 2001 [29][30]
 Czechia Embassy 2021 [31]
 Denmark Embassy [32]
 Egypt Embassy [33]
 Finland Embassy [34]
 France Embassy [35]
 Germany Embassy [36]
 Hungary Embassy 2015 [37]
 Iraq Embassy 2017 [38]
 Italy Embassy 2021 [39]
 Libya Embassy 2009
 Netherlands Embassy 2021 [40]
 New Zealand Embassy 2014 [41]
 Norway Embassy 2021 [32]
 Poland Embassy 2013 [42]
 Romania Embassy 2021 [43]
 South Korea Embassy [44]
 Spain Embassy [45]
 Sweden Embassy [46]
 United Kingdom Embassy [47]
 United States Embassy [48][49]
 Uzbekistan Embassy [50]
 Vietnam Embassy 1992 [51]
Kandahar  Chechnya Consulate 2001 [30]

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