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Afghanistan–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations betweenAfghanistan and nowsplit-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Both countries were founding members of theNon-Aligned Movement.Afghan Prime MinisterDaoud Khan represented theKingdom of Afghanistan at the 1961First Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement inBelgrade.
Yugoslav diplomacy was highly alarmed by the 1979Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, which, similarly to Yugoslavia, was at the time a non-aligned and socialist country outside of theWarsaw Pact.[1] Yugoslavia officially condemned Soviet intervention and expressed "astonishment" and "deep concern" over developments in Afghanistan.[2] The intervention happened whenPresident of YugoslaviaJosip Broz Tito's health deteriorated with perception thatMoscow was waiting for Tito to die in order to renew its pressure on Belgrade.[1]Tito's funeral turned into the largest state funeral in history. Yugoslavia insisted that the Non-Aligned Movement organize a special ministerial meeting where Soviet intervention would be condemned, the kind of action which until then was always reserved for Western countries.[1]India was not ready to support the Yugoslav initiative, fearing it will strengthened the position ofPakistan andChina, whileCuba, the chair of the Movement at the time, was in fact closely aligned with the Soviet Union.[1] Following the intervention, Yugoslavia limited its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan to a level of thechargé d'affaires.[1]
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