Afghanistan
- Afghanistan has been a member of the United Nations since 19 November 1946
- Afghanistan is not in the list of countries with webpages at the UN.
- Read the Wikipedia page for Afghanistan
- Afghanistan is part of the Asia / Middle East block
- Afghanistan has participated in 1057 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Afghanistan…
| voted alone (out of 158 nations) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 13. | 17 December 1999 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 162) to abstain on | The draft decision. | 10 December 1997 |
| was absent with 4 other nations when 186 voted | Draft resolution XI (resolution 59/193). | 20 December 2004 |
| was absent with 4 other nations when 186 voted | Draft resolution XXII (resolution 59/204). | 20 December 2004 |
| was absent with 5 other nations when 186 voted | Draft resolution XXII (resolution 63/189). | 18 December 2008 |
| was absent with 5 other nations when 185 voted | Draft resolution VI (resolution 59/188). | 20 December 2004 |
| was absent with 5 other nations when 185 voted | Draft resolution XIII (resolution 59/195). | 20 December 2004 |
| was absent with 6 other nations when 185 voted | Draft resolution I (resolution 61/147). | 19 December 2006 |
| was absent with 6 other nations when 185 voted | Draft resolution XVII (resolution 61/170). | 19 December 2006 |
| was absent with 7 other nations when 184 voted | Draft resolution VII (resolution 61/160). | 19 December 2006 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 167) to abstain on | The draft resolution (resolution 51/42). | 10 December 1996 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on | The draft resolution (resolution 52/35). | 9 December 1997 |
| was absent with 9 other nations when 182 voted | The motion for no action. | 8 November 2006 |
| was absent with 10 other nations when 180 voted | Draft resolution XXII (resolution 58/188). | 22 December 2003 |
| was absent with 10 other nations when 180 voted | Draft resolution II (resolution 59/205). | 20 December 2004 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 160) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 6. | 15 December 1994 |
| was absent with 11 other nations when 179 voted | Draft resolution III (resolution 59/206). | 20 December 2004 |
| voted with 11 other nations (out of 166) to abstain on | Draft resolution I (resolution 52/119). | 12 December 1997 |
| was absent with 12 other nations when 179 voted | Draft resolution III (resolution 62/24). | 5 December 2007 |
| was absent with 12 other nations when 178 voted | Draft resolution V (resolution 58/171). | 22 December 2003 |
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Afghanistan. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Abdullah | 5 | 1 October 1997 | 21 September 2000 |
| Mr. Abdullâh | 1 | 21 September 2005 | 21 September 2005 |
| Mr. Arsalai | 1 | 21 June 1995 | 21 June 1995 |
| Mr. Ayoob | 4 | 5 September 2008 | 26 June 2009 |
| Mr. Bazel | 2 | 18 December 1997 | 9 March 2001 |
| Mr. Farhadi | 18 | 1 March 1994 | 17 June 2003 |
| Mr. Farhâd | 1 | 4 April 2003 | 4 April 2003 |
| Mr. Farhâdi | 33 | 2 June 1998 | 7 December 2006 |
| Mr. Ghafoorzai | 11 | 5 December 1994 | 15 April 1997 |
| Mr. Ghafoorzhi | 1 | 16 October 1996 | 16 October 1996 |
| Mr. Ghalib | 3 | 5 October 1995 | 28 August 1998 |
| Mr. Karzai | 1 | 30 January 2002 | 30 January 2002 |
| President Karzai | 7 | 12 September 2002 | 12 November 2008 |
| Mr. Lafraie | 2 | 30 September 1994 | 24 October 1995 |
| Mr. Massoud | 1 | 15 September 2005 | 15 September 2005 |
| Mr. Osman | 1 | 5 December 1996 | 5 December 1996 |
| Mr. Osmani | 1 | 4 October 1995 | 4 October 1995 |
| Mr. Rabbani | 1 | 8 September 2000 | 8 September 2000 |
| Ms. Samar | 1 | 25 April 2002 | 25 April 2002 |
| Mr. Spantâ | 2 | 9 July 2008 | 29 September 2009 |
| Mr. Tanin | 26 | 31 January 2007 | 11 November 2009 |
| Mr. Zafar | 1 | 21 September 2007 | 21 September 2007 |
