List of diplomatic missions of Afghanistan



The operation of Afghanistan's foreign diplomatic missions has been in a transitional phase since the Taliban's 2021 takeover of the government by force. The takeover was widely condemned by the international community, and no countries have recognized the Taliban regime, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Despite not recognizing the new regime, some countries have handed over control of the Afghan diplomatic missions in their countries by allowing the Taliban to appoint representatives at the chargé d'affaires level. In December 2023, China became the first country to accredit a Taliban-appointed ambassador.

Most embassies set up by the former internationally-recognized regime, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, have continued to operate independently since the 2021 collapse of their government. In the absence of a government in exile, some have been coordinating policy with each other directly. The Taliban has been aggressively pursuing control of these missions through both diplomatic efforts and harassment campaigns targeted at currently serving diplomats with the aim of them stepping aside. They have had limited success, and have taken a pragmatic approach wherein they continue to recognize documents issued by all missions, even those not under Taliban control, however the Taliban declared that visas issue by the embassies in London and Vienna are invalid and will be rejected.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
China is the only country that has recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as the legitimate successor to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. One country, China, has accredited a Taliban-appointed ambassador. Taliban appointees for embassy chargés d'affaires have been accredited by Kazakhstan, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. The Taliban has also been handed control of the embassies in Qatar and Malaysia, the missions in India, and the consulate general in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Asia

 * Beijing (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇲🇳 Mongolia
 * New Delhi (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇧🇹 Bhutan and 🇳🇵 Nepal
 * Hyderabad (Consulate-General)
 * Mumbai (Consulate-General)
 * Teheran (Embassy)
 * Mashad (Consulate-General)
 * Zahedan (Consulate-General)
 * Astana (Embassy)
 * Bishkek (Embassy)
 * Islamabad (Embassy)
 * Karachi (Consulate-General)
 * Peshawar (Consulate-General)
 * Quetta (Consulate-General)
 * Kuala Lumpur (Embassy)
 * Doha (Embassy)
 * Syria
 * Damascus (Embassy)
 * Khorog (Consulate-General)
 * Ashgabat (Embassy)
 * Mary (Consulate-General)
 * Abu Dhabi (Embassy)
 * Dubai (Consulate-General)
 * Tashkent (Embassy)
 * Termez (Consulate-General)
 * Damascus (Embassy)
 * Khorog (Consulate-General)
 * Ashgabat (Embassy)
 * Mary (Consulate-General)
 * Abu Dhabi (Embassy)
 * Dubai (Consulate-General)
 * Tashkent (Embassy)
 * Termez (Consulate-General)
 * Dubai (Consulate-General)
 * Tashkent (Embassy)
 * Termez (Consulate-General)
 * Termez (Consulate-General)

Europe

 * Moscow (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇧🇾 Belarus
 * Accredited to 🇧🇾 Belarus

Africa

 * Cairo (Embassy)
 * Cairo (Embassy)

Americas

 * Ottawa (Embassy)
 * Accredited to the 🇺🇸 United States
 * Toronto (Consulate-General)
 * Vancouver (Consulate-General)
 * Vancouver (Consulate-General)

Asia

 * Baku (Embassy)
 * Dhaka (Embassy)
 * Jakarta (Embassy)
 * Baghdad (Embassy)
 * Tokyo (Embassy)
 * Amman (Embassy)
 * Kuwait City (Embassy)
 * Muscat (Embassy)
 * Riyadh (Embassy)
 * Jeddah (Consulate-General)
 * Seoul (Embassy)
 * Dushanbe (Embassy)
 * Kuwait City (Embassy)
 * Muscat (Embassy)
 * Riyadh (Embassy)
 * Jeddah (Consulate-General)
 * Seoul (Embassy)
 * Dushanbe (Embassy)
 * Jeddah (Consulate-General)
 * Seoul (Embassy)
 * Dushanbe (Embassy)
 * Dushanbe (Embassy)
 * Dushanbe (Embassy)

Europe

 * Vienna (Embassy)
 * Brussels (Embassy)
 * Sofia (Embassy)
 * Prague (Embassy)
 * Paris (Embassy)
 * Berlin (Embassy)
 * Bonn (Consulate-General)
 * Munich (Consulate-General)
 * Athens (Embassy)
 * Rome (Embassy)
 * The Hague (Embassy)
 * Oslo (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇫🇮 Finland
 * Warsaw (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇻 Latvia, and 🇪🇪 Estonia
 * Madrid (Embassy)
 * Stockholm (Embassy)
 * Geneva (Embassy)
 * Ankara (Embassy)
 * Istanbul (Consulate-General)
 * Kyiv (Embassy)
 * London (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇫🇮 Finland
 * Warsaw (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇻 Latvia, and 🇪🇪 Estonia
 * Madrid (Embassy)
 * Stockholm (Embassy)
 * Geneva (Embassy)
 * Ankara (Embassy)
 * Istanbul (Consulate-General)
 * Kyiv (Embassy)
 * London (Embassy)
 * Ankara (Embassy)
 * Istanbul (Consulate-General)
 * Kyiv (Embassy)
 * London (Embassy)
 * Kyiv (Embassy)
 * London (Embassy)
 * London (Embassy)

Oceania

 * Canberra (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 🇫🇯 Fiji
 * Accredited to 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 🇫🇯 Fiji

Former missions
The missions in the U.S. were the first to close in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover, in March 2022.
 * Washington, D.C. (Embassy)
 * Accredited to 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇴 Colombia, the 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, and 🇲🇽 Mexico
 * Los Angeles (Consulate-General)
 * New York City (Consulate-General)
 * Colombo (Embassy)
 * Colombo (Embassy)
 * Colombo (Embassy)

Multilateral organisations

 * Brussels (permanent representation to the European Union and NATO)
 * The Hague (permanent representation to the OPCW)
 * Geneva (Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office)
 * New York City (Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office)
 * Paris (Permanent Mission to UNESCO)

Unknown

 * Syria
 * Damascus (Embassy)