Afghanistan–Denmark relations

Afghanistan-Denmark relations
Map indicating locations of Afghanistan and Denmark

Afghanistan
Denmark
Diplomatic mission
Afghan Embassy, Oslo, NorwayDanish Embassy, Kabul (closed)

Afghanistan–Denmark relations refer to diplomatic ties between Afghanistan and Denmark. Afghanistan is represented in Denmark through its embassy in Oslo, Norway.[1] Denmark used to have an embassy in Kabul until it was closed in 2021 due to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, that has not been recognized by any state in the world.[2] In 2010 Denmark had 760 soldiers in Afghanistan.[3] As of 2024, Denmark has no soldiers deployed in Afghanistan. The last Danish troops were withdrawn in June 2021.[4] As of the third quarter of 2024, 21,822 Afghans live in Denmark.[5]

Diplomatic relations were established in 1947.[6] On 24 May 1967, an air service agreement was signed in Kabul.[7] On 2 March 1979, an agreement on a Danish loan to Afghanistan was signed.[8]

Danish military in Afghanistan

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Danish soldier at Hamid Karzai International Airport during the 2021 Kabul Airlift.

Since 2001, the Royal Danish Army has been involved in the War in Afghanistan as part of the ISAF. The Royal Danish Army with the British Army have been involved in clashes with the Taliban in the Helmand Province. Denmark had two of their F 16s in the Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan to support their forces in Afghanistan.[9][10]

Assistance

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Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees is an organization, working in Afghanistan. The organization was created to support the Afghans, who had fled to Pakistan and Iran.[11] Danish assistance to Afghanistan amounts $80 million each year.[12] Since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, Denmark has supported Afghanistan with education and democratisation.[13] In 2005, the Folketing approved 670 million DKK, to the rebuilding of Afghanistan.[14]

During a visit to Afghanistan in November 2012, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Christian Friis Bach declared that his government pledged US$100m in aid over the next 5 years.[15]

High level visits

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On 28 January 2006, the Afghan president Hamid Karzai visited Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Marienborg, the summer residence of the Danish Prime Minister.[16] In September 2009, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Camp Bastion.[17] On 23 June 2010, Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen visited Afghanistan, where he met Hamid Karzai.[18] On 10 January 2011, Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul visited Denmark, to discuss bilateral relations.[19]

See also

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

  1. ^ "Afghan embassy in Oslo, Norway". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Oslo. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Denmark and Norway to shut embassies in Afghanistan, evacuate staff". Reuters. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ Adrian Croft (12 August 2010). "Danish PM hopes troops to leave Afghanistan by 2015". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. Reuters. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan - Resolute Support". Forsvaret.dk. Danish Armed Forces. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "StatBank Denmark". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ Anjuman-i Tārīkh-i Afghānistān (1967). Afghanistan. Historical Society of Afghanistan - University of Michigan. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Denmark and Afghanistan Agreement relating to air services (with annex and exchangeof notes). Signed at Kabul on 24 May 1967 (No.9951)" (PDF). United Nations Treaty Series. Retrieved 30 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Agreement on a Danish Government loan to Afghanistan (with annexes and exchange of letters)". United Nations Treaty Series. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Danske F-16 fly i to aktioner i Afghanistan" (in Danish). B.T. (tabloid). 11 February 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Danske F-16 fly vender hjem fra Kirgistan (Danish flights returns from Kyrgyzstan)" (in Danish). Dagbladet Information. 24 June 2003. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  11. ^ "The Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR)". The Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Danish ambassador meets Karzai". Danish embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Denmark will extend support to Afghanistan". 16 June 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  14. ^ Danmark i Afghanistan (PDF) (in Danish). ISBN 978-87-7087-341-3. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  15. ^ "Afghanistan: Denmark Pledges $100m in Aid over Next 5 Years". The Gazette of Central Asia. Satrapia. 23 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Besøg af Afghanistans Præsident Hamid Karzai (Visit of President Hamid Karzai)". Statsministeriet. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  17. ^ "Fogh som ørkenrotte i Afghanistan". Jyllandsposten. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  18. ^ "Prime Minister of Danmark visits Afghanistan". Embassy of Afghanistan in Oslo, Norway. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Development Cooperation". Embassy of Denmark in Kabul, Afghanistan. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
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