Afghanistan–Turkey relations

Ahmet Davutoğlu has described bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Turkey as "exemplary" even if the two countries do not border, but are close. A recent survey in Kabul of 1,259 people shows that Afghanistan relies mostly on Turkey, and considers Turkey to be Afghanistan's one and only true friend. Afghanistan was also the second nation to recognize the Republic of Turkey, after the Soviet Union, on 1 March 1923.

Both countries established education and cultural exchange programs. Inside Afghanistan, Turkish schools were established. Furthermore, Turkish army officers assisted or even commanded the training of Afghan military members. The foreign relations of Afghanistan have changed so much politically, socially, and economically. Today the relations between the two countries go beyond giving military education.