International law is a field of law that governs relations between states and other matters with an international dimension. It includes rules concerning international treaties, diplomatic and international relations, human rights, international responsibility, international cooperation, and other obligations arising under international law.

Within the constitutional framework of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the 2004 Constitution provided that the state would observe the United Nations Charter, inter-state agreements, international treaties to which Afghanistan had acceded, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also established that Afghanistan’s foreign policy would be based on preserving independence, national interests, and territorial integrity, as well as non-interference, good neighborliness, mutual respect, and equality of rights.

Afghanistan also became a party to a number of major international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention against Torture, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. These instruments form an important part of the international human rights framework and created international legal commitments for Afghanistan.

International law relating to Afghanistan therefore encompasses matters such as obligations arising from international treaties, Afghanistan’s relations with other states and international organizations, international human rights obligations, and international cooperation. Under the 2004 constitutional framework, international treaties and conventions were also subject to constitutional and legal procedures within Afghanistan