Afghanistan–Palestine relations

Afghan–Palestinian relations
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Afghanistan–Palestine relations refer to diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and the State of Palestine.

History[edit]

Afghanistan recognized the Palestinian National Council's declaration of independence in October 1948, making it the first non-Arab country to do so.[1] Afghanistan officially recognized Palestinian statehood on 16 November 1988.[2]

In 2019, Afghanistan donated US$ one million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).[3][4] This was preceded by the United States stopping aid to UNRWA.[5]

Amidst the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan expressed its condemnation of Israeli attacks against Palestinians.[6]

In August 2021, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar of the Taliban met with Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Doha, Qatar.[7] In October 2022, Taliban official Zabihullah Mujahid met with Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey.[8] Sirajuddin Haqqani, Interior Minister of Afghanistan, met with religious scholars from Palestine in January 2023.[9]

At the onset of the Hamas-Israel war in October, the leaders of Afghanistan, as represented by the Taliban movement, chose to maintain a stance of silence and non-intervention.[10] Taliban denied wanting to join Hamas in the war against Israel.[11][12] Afghanistan blamed the attacks on Israel violating the rights of Palestinians.[13] Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi described Palestinian resistance to Israel as a legitimate attempt to gain freedom.[14][15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Request for the admission of the State of Palestine to UNESCO as a Member State". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ^ "Afghan envoy calls for support to Palestinian cause". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. ^ "Afghan Government Donates $1 Million To UN Palestinian Aid Agency". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  5. ^ "US ends aid to Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa". 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  6. ^ "Israeli attacks on Palestinians 'unacceptable': Afghanistan". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  7. ^ "After Afghanistan: Taliban Power, Palestinian Terrorism and Islamist Sacrifice". www.jurist.org. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  8. ^ "Taliban uses Hamas meeting to send a message to the Muslim world". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  9. ^ "Taliban Interior Minister Meets Egyptian, Sudanese & Palestinian Clerics". Afghanistan International. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  10. ^ "Taliban Leaders Conspicuously Silent on Israel-Hamas War in Gaza". Voice of America. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  11. ^ "Taliban Deny Claims They Are Trying to Join Hamas on the Battlefield". Voice of America. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  12. ^ "Has the Afghanistan Taliban and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon joined Hamas in its fight against Israel?". The Times of India. 2023-10-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  13. ^ "Pakistan, Afghanistan show support to Palestine, calls for "cessation of hostilities"". The Economic Times. 2023-10-09. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  14. ^ "IEA calls Palestinian resistance 'legitimate right to achieve freedom'". www.ariananews.af. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  15. ^ Harici.com.tr (2023-12-27). "Afghan Foreign Minister calls struggle of Palestinians "legitimate and legal"". Retrieved 2024-01-07.


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