The contemporary borders of the nations of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan are the products of The Great Game in Central Asia between the British and Russian Empires.

Afghanistan depends on Turkmenistan for meeting a large part of the country's electricity needs.

[citation needed] Turkmenistan opened a major railway link to Afghanistan in 2016 to facilitate fuel exports.

[4] Like the rest of the world, Turkmenistan has also not officially recognized the Taliban government, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as legitimate.

The current chargé d'affaires is Fazal Muhammad Sabir, appointed in March 2022.