In December 2022, Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob along with Anas Haqqani made an official visit to the UAE.

[3][4][5] Prior to the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001, the UAE and Saudi Arabia officially recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban government).

[9][10] After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, then-Afghan-President Ashraf Ghani flew to Uzbekistan and from there to the UAE.

[11] A few weeks later, after the United States and most countries pulled out their citizens, a UAE plane carrying aid landed at Kabul International Airport.

[13] An additional 16 metric tonnes of medical supplies arrived in the affected area in early July.