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{{Infobox bilateral relations|Afghanistan-Spain|Afghanistan|Spain|mission1=Afghan Embassy, Madrid|mission2=''Spanish Embassy, Kabul'' (closed)|flagvariant1=2013}}
{{Infobox bilateral relations|Afghanistan-Spain|Afghanistan|Spain|mission1=Afghan Embassy, Madrid|mission2=''Spanish Embassy, Kabul'' (closed)|flagvariant1=2013}}


[[Afghanistan]] has an embassy in [[Madrid]].<ref>[http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/SiViajasAlExtranjero/Documents/2ALISTA.pdf List of foreign embassies in Spain] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006160837/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/SiViajasAlExtranjero/Documents/2ALISTA.pdf|date=October 6, 2014}} Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.</ref> In August 2021, Spain closed its embassy in [[Kabul]].<ref>[https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-08-16/spanish-nationals-embassy-staff-and-afghan-employees-awaiting-evacuation-in-kabul-airport.html Spanish nationals, embassy staff and Afghan employees awaiting evacuation in Kabul airport]</ref>
[[Afghanistan]] has an embassy in [[Madrid]].<ref>[http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/SiViajasAlExtranjero/Documents/2ALISTA.pdf List of foreign embassies in Spain] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006160837/http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/SiViajasAlExtranjero/Documents/2ALISTA.pdf|date=October 6, 2014}} Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.</ref> In August 2021, Spain closed its embassy in [[Kabul]] after the [[2021 Taliban offensive|Taliban takeover]] of the city.<ref>[https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-08-16/spanish-nationals-embassy-staff-and-afghan-employees-awaiting-evacuation-in-kabul-airport.html Spanish nationals, embassy staff and Afghan employees awaiting evacuation in Kabul airport]</ref>


==Military operations==
==Military operations==
[[File:Rodríguez, Chacón, Rodríguez Zapatero, Jiménez ... 2010.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Visit of the president of the Spanish government [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero|Rodríguez Zapatero]] with soldiers of the Spanish Army in 2010.]] The Spanish military operations in Afghanistan were developed with the objective of clearing the insurgency in the provinces of [[Herat]] and [[Badghis]] (Together many times with Italian forces) in [[Afghanistan]] and leave the province ready for Afghans to take care of it after the withdrawal of Spanish troops in 2014 in addition to rebuild those provinces which were in charge.{{cn}}
[[File:Rodríguez, Chacón, Rodríguez Zapatero, Jiménez ... 2010.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Visit of the president of the Spanish government [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero|Rodríguez Zapatero]] with soldiers of the Spanish Army in 2010.]] The Spanish military operations in Afghanistan were developed with the objective of clearing the insurgency in the provinces of [[Herat]] and [[Badghis]] (Together many times with Italian forces) in [[Afghanistan]] and leave the province ready for Afghans to take care of it after the withdrawal of Spanish troops in 2014 in addition to rebuild those provinces which were in charge.{{cn|date=July 2022}}


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 14:47, 5 April 2024

Afghanistan-Spain relations
Map indicating locations of Afghanistan and Spain

Afghanistan
Spain
Diplomatic mission
Afghan Embassy, MadridSpanish Embassy, Kabul (closed)

Afghanistan has an embassy in Madrid.[1] In August 2021, Spain closed its embassy in Kabul after the Taliban takeover of the city.[2]

Military operations

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Visit of the president of the Spanish government Rodríguez Zapatero with soldiers of the Spanish Army in 2010.

The Spanish military operations in Afghanistan were developed with the objective of clearing the insurgency in the provinces of Herat and Badghis (Together many times with Italian forces) in Afghanistan and leave the province ready for Afghans to take care of it after the withdrawal of Spanish troops in 2014 in addition to rebuild those provinces which were in charge.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ List of foreign embassies in Spain Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
  2. ^ Spanish nationals, embassy staff and Afghan employees awaiting evacuation in Kabul airport


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