Due to a vast distance between Afghanistan and Mexico, the relation between the two nations never developed into one of high priority.

[3] During Paz's time as ambassador in India, he kept a journal of his travels to Afghanistan writing about his journey from New Delhi to Kabul and his experiences and he documented presenting his credentials to former Afghan King Mohammad Zahir Shah.

[3] From 1980 to 1981, Mexico was on the United Nations Security Council and voted in favor of Resolution 462 condemning the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Since the beginning of the U.S led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001; many Afghan migrants have travelled to Mexico in order to enter the United States.

[10] Afghanistan's main exports to Mexico include: apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, electronics, telephones and mobile phones, plastic, nails, clothing, and spices.