Key Country Indicators
Population Growth
2.7
%
in 2026Population, total
45.0
M
in 2026GDP (current US$)
19.66
B
in 2025Inflation rate, average consumer prices
2.9
%
in 2025Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
7.0
M
in 2025Real GDP growth
3.0
in 2025Urban Population
25.9
in 2025International Migrants
98.1
K
in 2024Population Density
63.6
people/km²
in 2023Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of population)
64.9 in 2022
Seasonal Calendar
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Seasonal hazard
Planting and growing
Harvest
Lean season
Livestock
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Overall Risk Score
Moderately High
7.8/10
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Overall Risk Rank
Among the top 25% most at-risk countries
5th
out of 191 countries
Hazard & Exposure
Moderately High
Vulnerability
High
Lack of Coping Capacity
Moderately High
Crisis Severity
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Overall Severity Score
High
9.2/10
20252026
Overall Severity Class
High risk of crisis impact
Overall Severity Rank
Among the top 25% most at-risk countries
3rd
out of 85 countries
Daily Updates and Emerging Signals
| Date | Title | Description | STEEP | Level | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-09-2026 | UNAMA notes reports of renewed Pakistani strikes on Afghan territory, most recently against targets in the southern and eastern Afghan provinces of Kandahar, Paktia , and Khost | UNAMA notes reports of renewed Pakistani strikes on Afghan territory, most recently against targets in the southern and eastern Afghan provinces of Kandahar, Paktia , and Khost . De facto authorities claim that four civilians were killed in these attacks (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily). | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 23-09-2026 | There are growing concerns about a possible further escalation of tensions , with de facto security forces and Pakistani border forces making competing claims yesterday and continu ing to engage each | There are growing concerns about a possible further escalation of tensions , with de facto security forces and Pakistani border forces making competing claims yesterday and continu ing to engage each other along the Paktya -Kurram border (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily) . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 21-09-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kabul | Other: On 21 September 2026, Taliban forces, likely intelligence personnel, raided the Khatam al-Anbia Scientific and Cultural Seminary, a Shia religious school, in west of Kabul ( coded to Kabul - Unspecified). They expelled the students and officials, sealed the entire school building on the main road in Dasht-e Barchi, and took several religious scholars, including the head of the seminary, teachers, and guards of the complex, with them. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-09-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Kunar | On 21 September 2026, Pakistani military forces conducted airstrikes targeting residential homes in Patan village of Noorgal district in Kunar, and some areas in Barmal district in Paktika (coded separately). Following the airstrikes, the Taliban Foreign Ministry summoned Pakistan's charge d'affaires in Kabul. Pakistan's Ministry of Information stated that the strikes targeted Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) bases and hideouts, including a suicide bomber training centre, and that 28 militants were killed. The ministry also stated that weapons and ammunition stored at the sites were destroyed. UNAMA confirmed that three members of one family were killed and four others were injured in the strike in Kunar. Fatalities coded based on local sources and UNAMA. Total 3 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 21-09-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Paktika | On 21 September 2026, Pakistani military forces conducted airstrikes targeting residential homes in the Rukhah and Turkundi areas of Barmal district in Paktika, and Patan village of Nurgal district in Kunar (coded separately). Following the airstrikes, the Taliban Foreign Ministry summoned Pakistan's charge d'affaires in Kabul. Pakistan's Ministry of Information stated that the strikes targeted Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) bases and hideouts, including a suicide bomber training centre, and that 28 militants were killed. The ministry also stated that weapons and ammunition stored at the sites were destroyed. The Taliban stated that the strikes in Paktika destroyed an empty shop and an abandoned house but caused no casualties. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-09-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Paktia | On 20 September 2026, overnight clashes erupted between Pakistani military forces and Taliban forces in the Spina Shaga area along the Durand Line in Aryub Zazai (coded to Jaji), Paktia. Both sides used light and heavy weapons during the clashes. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-09-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kabul | Other: Around 20 September 2026 (as reported), the Taliban leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the suspension of the fiber-optic project across Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified), without providing a reason. The suspension disrupted voice and other telecommunications services in several provinces, preventing people from using these services properly. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-09-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kabul | Other: Around 20 September 2026 (as reported), the Taliban Ministry of Education and intelligence officials halted the registration process for an educational training program for girls in grades 10 to 12 during visits to six schools in Kabul (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). The registration process for the program had been initiated in cooperation with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) at Umm al-Banin, Naswan Ameen, Seyed al-Shohada, Mehrab al-Din High School, Sardar Kabuli High School, and Asif Mayel High School. Under the program, girls in grades 10 to 12 were to enrol in a six-month training course after passing an examination and receive educational certificates upon completion. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-09-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kabul | Other: On 20 September 2026, the Taliban Ministry of Justice abolished the Afghan Shiite High Commission in Kabul (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). The commission was established by the Taliban's intelligence service and was recently described by the minister of justice as a political and intelligence institution. The 25 commission members had been summoned to the Ministry of Justice in an effort to mediate the release of the commission's head; however, the ministry confiscated their membership cards and instructed them not to return to the office, stating that the institution had been cancelled. The head and members of the Afghan Shiite High Commission were arrested about a week earlier (coded separately). | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-09-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Farah | Weapons seizure: Around 20 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban security forces seized one M4 rifle and one camera from unidentified armed assailants in Farah city. The security forces also arrested two individuals in connection with the illegal transfer of weapons. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-09-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Khost | Weapons seizure: Around 20 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces affiliated with the 3rd Border Battalion of the 3rd Border Brigade of the 203rd Corps (coded as military) seized 18 firearms from unidentified armed assailants in the Zindo Kando area of Zazai Maidan district (coded to Jaji Maidan), Khost, based on intelligence information. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-09-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | Other: Around 20 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban special forces (coded as military) arrested two prominent members of National Resistance Front (NRF), close associates of commander Mukhtar Shorish, in Badakhshan province (coded to Faiz Abad). Mukhtar Shorish recently assumed a key NRF leadership role following the death of former commander Hasib Panjshiri. Neither the Taliban nor the NRF has officially confirmed the arrests. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-09-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Badghis | On 20 September 2026, unidentified armed assailants killed a Taliban fighter and seized his weapon in Jawand district, Badghis. Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 19-09-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Badghis | Around 19 September 2026 (as reported), Afghanistan United Front militants claimed to have targeted and killed a Taliban fighter during an operation in the Kharbid area of Jawand district in Badghis. The militants also seized the fighter's weapons and ammunition. Fatalities unconfirmed with 1 fatality coded. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 19-09-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Nimruz | Weapons seizure: Around 19 September 2026 (as reported), police forces discovered and seized 400 bullets from smugglers in Khashrod district (coded to Khash), Nimruz. One smuggler has been arrested in connection with the case. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 18-09-2026 | 21 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (-13% vs previous week) | 21 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 13% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 17 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Kandahar, Aino Mina and 14 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 12 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban security (coded as police) seized weapons and narcotics, including 17 pistols, 43 magazines, 167 rounds of pistol ammunition and 250 grams of 'Tablet K,' during the inspection of a vehicle belonging to Afghan refugees based in Pakistan at the Torkham crossing in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar province. | 2. Other: On 12 September 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members arrested 20 women and girls in the Taimani area of Kabul - PD4 for suspected non-compliance with Taliban-prescribed dress code regulations. They were released after providing guarantors. | 3. Arrests: On 13 September 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a former Taliban leadership member and close associate of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the founder of the Taliban, in Aino Mina township of Kandahar city. Taliban forces transferred him to an intelligence interrogation facility near the group's police headquarters in Kandahar. The arrest followed orders from Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada after the senior Taliban member returned from Kabul to Kandahar. Taliban forces also closed his madrasa (religious school) in Kabul. Although the Taliban did not state the reason for his arrest, sources said that he had met with several former politicians in Kabul and had recently been involved in efforts to facilitate dialogue between Afghan and Pakistani religious scholars. After returning from Kabul on Friday, he also hosted several religious leaders at his madrasa, which likely angered the Taliban leader. He had previously criticized the Taliban's ban on girls' education. He had resided in the United Arab Emirates following the Taliban's return to power and returned to Kabul with Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob (son of Mullah Mohammad Omar), the acting Taliban defense minister, following Yaqoob's visit to the UAE, under Yaqoob's guarantee. This is the third time he has been arrested by Taliban intelligence (coded seperately). He was released on 14 September 2026 to deny his arrest in the media and was then arrested again (coded separately). | 4. Arrests: On 13 September 2026, Taliban fighters and intelligence operatives arrested military officials from the previous government in the village of 'Buni-Qara' in the Argo district, on charges of collaborating with the NRF. | 5. Other: Around 13 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban Green forces are engaged in Illegal logging of forests in Kotia village of Kamdesh district, Nuristan Province. | 6. Arrests: Around 13 September 2026 (month of), at least 38 people, including former military members, were arrested and imprisoned by Taliban forces from Yaftal-e-Payeen, Argo and Kishm districts and in the provincial capital, Faiz Abad, Badakhshan, during their search for former security personnel and people accused of links to armed groups opposed to the Taliban. | 7. Other: Around 13 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban intelligence plans to spend 70 million afghani on psychological warfare and propaganda with 1500 fake accounts on social media in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified city), against its opponents and to cover up the Taliban's rule. | 8. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 14 September 2026, two children were killed and another was injured when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in the government township area of Tirzayee (coded as Alisher, Alisher district, Khost). Total 2 fatalities. | 9. Other: On 14 September 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members arrested three women on Lailami Road in Herat city for suspected non-compliance with Taliban-prescribed dress code regulations. One of the detainees was released after providing a guarantor, while the other two women remained in custody. One of the arrested women had recently arrived in Afghanistan from the United States. | 10. Arrests: On 14 September 2026, the Taliban police special unit rearrested a former Taliban leadership member and close associate of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the founder of the Taliban, in Kandahar province. Sources cited that he was arrested during evening prayers by the Taliban's security chief, who is close to Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, and remained in custody. He had been released just hours before his rearrest (coded separately). | 11. Arrests: On 14 September 2026, Taliban forces (coded as military) arrested and detained the head and several members of the Afghan Shiite High Commission in Kabul (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). The head of the commission, remains detained in the personal prison of the Taliban's Minister of Justice. The head and members of the commission were arrested when they approached the Taliban Ministry of Justice to mediate the release of several other influential Shia figures. The Taliban have demanded that head of the commission vacate his private residence in Omid Sabz township and hand it over to the group in exchange for his release. The Taliban have declared Omid Sabz township as public land/Emirati. | 12. Other: On 15 September 2026, the Taliban's Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) issued an order in Kabul province (coded to Kabul - Unspecified) suspending the education of girls over the age of 12 at the Kabul Deaf Institute and instructed families not to send their daughters to the institute. | 13. Other: Around 15 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue members ordered health workers in Zabul province (coded to Qalat) to grow beards, wear turbans, arrange their appearance according to the Taliban's traditions, attend congregational prayers, and participate in one hour of daily religious training. Anyone who failed to comply with these requirements was dismissed from their job, detained, and imprisoned. | 14. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 15 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized seven firearms, 252 rounds of ammunition, 12 magazines, one hand grenade, one Russian bayonet, and other military equipment belonging to unidentified armed assailants in Aqchah district, Jowzjan. Thirteen individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 15. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: Around 16 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban members destroyed a SAARC cultural symbol featuring an image of Buddha near the Bamyan provincial governor's office in Bamyan city. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) recognized Bamyan as the organization's cultural capital, and the symbol was built in the province as a commemorative monument in 2015. | 16. Arrests: On 16 September 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members, accompanied by armed men (coded as military), arrested 26 money changers, cashiers, and employees of money exchange shops in Kandahar city on charges of shaving their beards, trimming their hair, and wearing 'stylish' clothes. Thirteen of the detainees were later released, while the others were transferred to the central prison. | 17. Arrests: Around 16 September 2026 (as reported), the Taliban arrested the founder of Shamshad TV in Kabul province (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). The Taliban also evacuated the Shamshad TV building and began the assessment process for his demining organization. | 18. Other: On 16 September 2026, Taliban fighters (coded as military) arrested 18 elders and representatives of five villages in Ghazni city and transferred them to prison after they opposed the Taliban's efforts to survey the Faizawi Zargar Qanat area for the establishment of an industrial park. The area covers approximately 2.27 square kilometres and incl | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 18-09-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 18 September 2026, the Taliban head of the passport department (coded as police) killed two brothers in the Tarakhel area of Deh Sabz district, Kabul, following a dispute over land ownership. The dispute escalated into a confrontation, during which the Taliban official opened fire on the brothers. Total 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 17-09-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Logar | On 17 September 2026, unknown armed men shot and killed a tribal elder in the Burg area of Mohammad Agha district, Logar, while he was working on his farmland. Motive unknown. The Taliban claimed to have arrested three suspects in connection with the killing and recovered a pistol from them. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 17-09-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | On 17 September 2026, Afghanistan United Front militants claimed to have targeted and killed a Taliban intelligence member in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar. AUF also claimed that the Taliban member had been involved in the killing of former security forces members and young people. Fatalities unconfirmed with 1 fatality coded. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 14-09-2026 | De facto authorities (DFA) yesterday rejected reports that armed groups were operating in Afghanistan and reiterated that Afghan territory was not being used against any other country | De facto authorities (DFA) yesterday rejected reports that armed groups were operating in Afghanistan and reiterated that Afghan territory was not being used against any other country. Meanwhile, the Norwegian Refugee Council recently urged DFA to resume girls' education beyond primary school . It was noted that restrictions risk future shortages of female teachers and health workers. Of related concern is a growing isolation of humanitarian organizations on the ground amid declining international funding and support. | Social, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 11-09-2026 | 11 Battles events in Afghanistan (-15% vs previous week) | 11 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 15% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Daman, Darah-ye Jim, Kandahar and 8 additional locations. These events resulted in 10 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 11-09-2026 | 24 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+140% vs previous week) | 24 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 140% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 17 locations including Faiz Abad, Khost, Jarf and 14 additional locations. List of events: 1. Other: On 5 September 2026, suspected Pakistani drones were seen conducting low-altitude patrols in the centre of Khost province (Khost, Khost) and several other districts including Ismail Khel, Tanay (coded separately). | 2. Other: On 5 September 2026, suspected Pakistani drones were seen conducting low-altitude patrols in Ismail Khel (Tanay, Khost). | 3. Other: On 5 September 2026, the Taliban closed around 100 shops, including 30 women-owned shops, belonging to Hazara and Shia community (based on the location) in Negin Market in Jibrail (Herat, Herat). The closures followed an ownership claim by a close associate of the former Taliban governor of Herat, who claimed around 50 acres of central Jibrail land, including the market site. The Taliban had also arrested three people in connection with the land dispute one week earlier (coded separately). The Taliban told female vendors that they would later decide whether to demolish the shops or pay rent to the individual claiming ownership of the land. | 4. Other: On 6 September 2026, drones belonging to unidentified armed group were seen conducting low-altitude patrols in Alisher (Tirzayee, Khost). | 5. Other: On 6 September 2026, Taliban Ministry of Justice forces closed the office of Rah-e-Farda Radio and TV, a private broadcaster based in Kabul city, as well as the office of a tribal influential leader located next to the media outlet in Kabul - PD9. The forces arrested the broadcaster's franchise owner and staff members of the tribal influential leader's office. The Taliban stated that both buildings belonged to Mohammad Mohaqiq, a prominent Hazara leader of the Wahdat-e Islami party, and cited their ownership as the reason for the closures and arrests. Rah-e-Farda Radio and TV, owned by Mohaqiq, is a Persian-language broadcaster known for programming focused on political, social, and cultural issues. In February 2025, following Mohaqiq's criticism of the Taliban's war with Pakistan, the Taliban had stopped the broadcaster's transmissions and confiscated Mohaqiq's property (coded separately). In June 2026, however, the Taliban Ministry of Information and Culture announced that it had issued a new license to Rah-e-Farda Radio and TV following a change in its franchise owner and responsible manager, allowing it to resume broadcasts 'in accordance with the principles of the Islamic Emirate. The outlet had also been shut down by Taliban on 24 July 2022 (coded separately). | 6. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 6 September 2026, the Taliban Ministry of Justice announced that 34.33 acre (69.45 jeribs) of land belonging to a residential development known as Ehsan Mina in Kamari area (Bagrami district, Kabul), had been determined as Emirati/State property. The Special Court for Cases Concerning Usurped Government Land in the Central Zone reviewed documents related to the 179.90 acres land in the development and determined that 34.33 acres was government-owned. Construction of residential houses in Ehsan Mina began in the 2010. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 6 September 2026 (between 17 August - 6 September), more than 20 foreign fighters, including members of Jamaat Ansarullah, Uyghurs, and Tehreek-i-Taliban Islami Pakistan (TTP), were placed at the border company headquarters in Nesay (Jamarj-e Bala, Nesay district, Badakhshan). The fighters do not speak or understand Persian/Dari or Pashto languages. Four of them speak with a Tajikistani accent. Despite being foreign nationals, all of them hold Afghan identification cards. | 8. Other: Around 6 September 2026 (between 17 August - 6 September), Taliban forces arrested and detained several individuals associated with Juma Khan Fateh in Badakhshan province (Faiz Abad, Badakhshan). Following Fateh's arrest, Taliban forces arrested his brother, who was responsible for overseeing mining activities in Nesay district and was attempting to flee. Taliban forces also arrested a close affiliate of Fateh with his son while they were traveling toward Faiz Abad, accusing them of having links to ISK. Additionally, Taliban forces arrested a financial partner of Fateh, while he was hiding at the house of a man in Khwaj village, Shiki district (coded separately). | 9. Other: Around 6 September 2026 (between 17 August - 6 September), Taliban forces arrested a financial partner of Fateh, while he was hiding at the house of a man in Khwaj village (Jarf, Shiki district, Badakhshan). | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 6 September 2026 (between 17 August - 6 September), Taliban special forces seized 35 weapons from a close affiliate of Juma Khan Fateh in Ghamy village (Jarf, Shiki district, Badakhshan). | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 6 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban officials announced that a mine-clearance organization discovered and safely defused 120 unexploded ordnance items, left over from the previous wars, during clearance operations in the Takhta Bika area of Khost city. The items included RPG rounds, 40mm rounds, fuses, and other unexploded munitions. | 12. Other: Around 6 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban security forces arrested three unidentified armed individuals in Sancharak district (coded to Ab-e Kalan), Sar-e Pol, in connection with disrupting public order. The forces seized three firearms from the individuals, including one Kalashnikov and two rifles. | 13. Arrests: On 7 September 2026, the Taliban Minister of Justice summoned the head of the office of the Taliban Minister of Economy, who is from the Uzbek ethnic group, in Kabul - Unspecified city. He has disappeared since the meeting and is suspected of being detained in the Justice Minister's private prison. | 14. Other: Around 7 September 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces arrested two suspected ISKP members in Shahr-e Naw area, Kabul - PD4, based on pro Taliban accounts. The Taliban have not commented on the arrests. | 15. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 7 September 2026, Taliban forces evacuated and seized compound of Khatam al-Nabiyyin Seminary, a Shiite religious seminary, in Kabul - PD6. The Taliban had raided and evacuated the seminary two days prior (coded separately). | 16. Other: On 8 September 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members arrested a nurse at the Kandahar Mental Health Center in Kandahar province for trimming his beard and not wearing a turban. He was released after providing a guarantor. Nurses had been told by the Taliban that they must wear turbans and were no longer allowed to trim their beards. | 17. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 8 September 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's 203rd Mansouri Military Corps discovered and seized 14 weapons, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and other equipment, including binoculars, belonging to unidentified armed assailants in PD4 of Ghazni city. A smuggler was arrested in connection with the seizure. | 18. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 8 September 2026, the Taliban's Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing (coded as military), in coordination with security agencies (coded as police), discovered and seized a large weapons and ammunition cache while evacuating the Khatam al-Nabiyyin (coded separately), a Shia religious seminary in Kabul - PD6. The cache contained three rockets, two PK machine guns, 20 Kalashnikovs, 22 loaded and 21 empty Kalashnikov magazines, six belts, 53 rocket rounds, 250 PK rounds, 47 grenades, 10 boxes of PK ammunition, and 10 walkie-talkies. It is unclear to whom the seized cache belonged. | 19. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 8 September 2026, Taliban forces sent hundreds of vehicles loaded with light and heavy weapons, heavy military equ | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 04-09-2026 | 10 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (-29% vs previous week) | 10 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 29% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 10 locations including Balkhab, Dehnawe Farza, Jibrail and 7 additional locations. List of events: 1. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 29 August 2026, the Taliban Ministry of Justice announced that the Special Court for Handling Cases of Usurped Emirati Lands in the Northern Zone had confirmed that 10,000 jeribs (approximately 2,000 acres) of land in the Mominabad area of Nahri Shahi district, Balkh, belonged to the Taliban Emirate. The ministry stated that the court had reviewed land records and documents submitted by occupants, the Commission for the Prevention of Land Usurpation and Restitution of Usurped Lands, real estate offices, and relevant government departments before issuing its decision. Based on the court's ruling, the occupants are obligated to hand over the land to the Commission for the Prevention of Land Usurpation and the Recovery of Usurped Lands. | 2. Other: On 29 August 2026, Taliban vice and virtue forces closed 12 barbershops in Qalat city (Qalat, Zabul) on charges of committing immoral acts. Taliban forces visited the barbershops and instructed the barbers not to provide French-style or other prohibited haircuts. The Taliban warned the barbers that failure to comply with their regulations would result in the permanent closure of their shops. After closing the shops, Taliban forces detained the barbers in a container at the Taliban Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue for several hours and released them after obtaining guarantees. | 3. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 30 August 2026, Afghanistan Republican Front militants set fire to two coal trucks belonging to the Taliban on the Rah-e Gordo pass, Balkhab district, Sar-e Pol. The Front stated that the trucks were illegally transporting Afghanistan's natural resources and described the extraction of minerals under Taliban control as the 'plundering of natural resources.' However, local Taliban security officials rejected the claim and stated that the reason for setting the trucks on fire is due to personal enmity between individuals involved in the incident. | 4. Other: Around 30 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces arrested three residents of Jibrail in connection with a land dispute (Herat, Herat). The arrests followed an ownership claim by a close associate of the former Taliban governor of Herat, who claimed around 50 acres of central Jibrail land. The close associate arrived in the area accompanied by Taliban forces, prompting local residents to request documentation proving their ownership. The three residents have remained in detention. | 5. Other: On 31 August 2026, Taliban forces arrested and detained dozens of children, including girls and boys, in Kabul province (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). The families of the detained children said that they had not been informed of the reason for their children's detention and that parents had not been allowed to visit them. Motive unknown. | 6. Other: Around 1 September 2026 (between 28 August - 4 September), Taliban forces arrested and detained former military forces members, including five men and one woman, in Tirinkot city and Khas Urozgan (coded separately), Urozgan, on accusations of cooperating with the Afghanistan United Front. | 7. Other: Around 1 September 2026 (between 28 August - 4 September), Taliban forces arrested and detained former military forces members, including five men and one woman, in Khas Urozgan district and Tirinkot city (coded separately), Urozgan, on accusations of cooperating with the Afghanistan United Front. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 2 September 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's National Disaster Preparedness Authority (coded as military) discovered and neutralized two mortar shells and one 500-kilogram bomb left over from previous wars by unidentified assailants in Farza district (coded to Dehnawe Farza) and Mir Bacha Kot district (coded separately), Kabul. | 9. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 2 September 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's National Disaster Preparedness Authority (coded as military) discovered and neutralized two mortar shells and one 500-kilogram bomb left over from previous wars by unidentified assailants in Mir Bacha Kot district and Farza district (coded separately), Kabul. | 10. Other: On 4 September 2026, Taliban security forces arrested two members of the Afghanistan Liberation Movement following an intelligence operation in Faryab province (coded to Maimana). Around 20 days earlier, several individuals had released a short video on social media announcing their presence and anti-government activities in Faryab under the name of the 'Afghanistan Liberation Movement.' Following their arrest, the individuals stated that they had been recruited through social media in exchange for money to join the group that intended to announce its establishment. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 04-09-2026 | 13 Battles events in Afghanistan (unchanged vs previous week) | 13 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 12 locations including Kabul - PD18, Andarab, Baharak and 9 additional locations. These events resulted in 18 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 18 | ACLED |
| 01-09-2026 | Speaking on the fifth anniversary of the withdrawal of the last US troops from Afghanistan yesterday, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the de facto authorities remained open to diplomatic | Speaking on the fifth anniversary of the withdrawal of the last US troops from Afghanistan yesterday, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the de facto authorities remained open to diplomatic engagement with Washington and relations based on mutual interests, including trade and economic cooperation. He noted that the two sides had held several meetings and exchanged messages, including on compensation for conflict -related damage, but argued that US policy towards Afghanistan had not changed, citing frozen Afghan assets, sanctions and other restrictions. | Economic, Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 31-08-2026 | Riots in Afghanistan, Wardak | On 31 August 2026, clashes erupted between Kuchi nomads and local residents (likely Hazara and Shia based on the location) in Hissa-e-Awali Behsud district, Wardak, after local residents tried to prevent the Kuchis' sheep from grazing on their land. As a result, a local resident and a Kuchi sustained injuries. Taliban authorities obliged the injured local resident to pay a certain amount of money to the Kuchi, despite being injured by the Kuchi. There were no fatalities. | Political | ACLED | |
| 31-08-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Ghor | On 31 August 2026, unidentified armed assailants threw a hand grenade through the gate of the Taliban police headquarters in Firoz Koh, (Chighcheran) city, Ghor. The attack targeted the Taliban police command and injured five Taliban members while damaging the headquarters' building. The Republican Front of Afghanistan and the Afghanistan United Front both issued separate statements and claimed responsibility for the attack. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-08-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Baghlan | On 31 August 2026, the Green Unit, the armed wing of the Afghanistan Green Trend, targeted a fuel tanker affiliated with the Taliban (likely using remote explosives based on the video), in the Salang-e Shamali area of Khinjan district, Baghlan. No further details. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | Around 31 August 2026 (as reported), a Taliban fighter shot and killed a civilian, who was an employee of a gas station, and wounded another civilian in the Jaye Raes area of Darulama in Kabul - PD6. The incident followed a verbal altercation over the amount of fuel provided for the fighter's vehicle. The Taliban fighter, who is a member of the group's prison protection unit, had requested 150 Afghanis worth of fuel, but the employee mistakenly provided 200 Afghanis worth. After the fighter demanded an additional 50 Afghanis, he opened fire on the employee, killing him. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Daykundi | On 30 August 2026, Taliban forces arrested and tortured a 16-year-old boy (likely Hazara and Shia based on the location) in the Shish area (Nili, Daikundi). The forces demanded him to confess that his father possessed weapons. The boy's father was working as a labourer in Iran and has never worked for any government institution. Taliban forces placed a plastic bag over the boy's head, obstructing his breathing until he turned pale and was unable to speak. He was later released on bail and subsequently left his village. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | Around 30 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces detained a local cleric in Nusay in Maimay district, Badakhshan, on accusations of having links with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Ghazni | On 29 August 2026, Taliban officers beat a driver with whips (based on video evidence) in Ghazni province after he argued with them over an additional toll demanded by Taliban forces. The driver was operating a vehicle on the Kandahar-Ghazni highway. Some pro-Taliban social media accounts stated that the officers were arrested and handed over to a military court for punishment, but no official sources have confirmed the claim. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kunduz | On 29 August 2026, 43 students from Shorab Musa Zai religious school in Khan Abad district, Kunduz, were poisoned and hospitalized after eating food suspected of being contaminated with poisonous substances. Taliban provincial officials confirmed the incident, while health officials stated that 17 students were discharged after recovering. Motive unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-08-2026 | 13 Battles events in Afghanistan (-50% vs previous week) | 13 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 50% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Zebak, Ambarkhanah, Arghandab and 8 additional locations. These events resulted in 20 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 20 | ACLED |
| 28-08-2026 | 14 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+56% vs previous week) | 14 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 56% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 9 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Jamarj-e Bala, Feroz Nakhcheer and 6 additional locations. List of events: 1. Other: On 22 August 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced a new decree, approved by Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, called 'Police Law' in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified), which banned all demonstrations and expanded police powers. The law consists of 53 articles. Under Article 50 of the law, any demonstrations within the territory of Afghanistan are prohibited. The law also authorizes police to use weapons and other equipment in carrying out their duties and extends the period authorities can hold a suspect in custody from three days to 10 days. It also authorizes police to cooperate with the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in preventing images from being displayed at intersections and along roads and prohibits filming or photographing the implementation of punishments. | 2. Other: On 22 August 2026, the Taliban Minister of Justice arrested and imprisoned around 14-21 employees of the provincial Justice Directorate of Bamyan, including four Hazara employees, in his personal prison in Kabul - Unspecified city, Kabul. The individuals had collectively resigned following a disagreement with the administrative director of the Taliban Justice Department in Bamyan. They were subsequently summoned to Kabul by the Taliban Minister of Justice, where they were separated and imprisoned in the minister's personal prison. The minister considered their collective resignation an act of rebellion and disobedience. | 3. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 23 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized four BM-1 rounds, 70 kg of TNT explosives, and 20 communication devices belonging to unidentified armed assailants in Ghurband district, Parwan. Three suspects were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 23 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces discovered and seized a drone and a missile belonging to Juma Khan Fateh (a former Taliban deputy governor of Zabul and local Taliban commander) from his home in Nesay district (coded to Jamarj-e Bala), Badakhshan. | 5. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 23 August 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's National Disaster Preparedness Authority (coded as military), in cooperation with a technical demining team from the humanitarian mine-clearance organization DAFA, discovered and destroyed an unexploded 500-kilogram aerial bomb left over by unidentified assailants from previous wars in Feroz Nakhcheer district, Samangan. | 6. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 24 August 2026 (between 22 - 26 August), Taliban forces conducted house-to-house searches in Qoughaz village (coded separately) and Jamarj-e Bala village (Nesay, Badakhshan) targeting weapons depots and the homes of individuals affiliated with Juma Khan Fateh (a former Taliban deputy governor of Zabul and local Taliban commander). The Taliban searched the home of a close associate of Juma Khan Fateh in Jamarj-e Bala village and seized one rocket launcher, two Kalashnikov rifles, one pistol, several boxes of ammunition, and military uniforms. | 7. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 24 August 2026 (between 22 - 26 August), Taliban forces conducted house-to-house searches in Qoughaz village (coded to Jamarj-e Bala, Nesay district, Badakhshan), searching more than 50 homes of individuals affiliated with Juma Khan Fateh (a former Taliban deputy governor of Zabul and local Taliban commander). The Taliban collected more than 30 firearms and a large quantity of ammunition from the village. | 8. Other: On 24 August 2026, 11 Taliban fighters from the group's Third Infantry Brigade were poisoned at night at a military base in Badghis province (coded to Qala-i-Now) and transported by Taliban helicopters to Herat province the following morning. The Taliban arrested the brigade's cook in connection with the incident. Motive unknown. | 9. Other: On 25 August 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education issued a resolution in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified), ordering the gradual removal of law, political science, and international relations programs from private universities in Afghanistan and the suspension of student admissions to these fields. The resolution cited a shortage of students and limited job opportunities for graduates as reasons for the decision. Universities were instructed to allow students currently enrolled in these programs to complete their studies. The resolution also stated that the Ministry of Higher Education intends to gradually implement the decision in public universities. Private universities were asked to submit alternative proposals to replace the programs. The resolution did not specify the timeline for implementation or address the future of faculty members and staff in the affected departments. | 10. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 25 August 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced the seizure of about 329 acres of land in the Khwadi Project in PD9 of Mazar-e-Sharif city, Balkh, calling it as Emirati/public land following the decision of the Taliban's 'Special Court for Addressing Cases of Usurped Lands.' | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 25 August 2026 (as reported), Counter-Terrorism Forces of Police command discovered and seized five illegal weapons, belonging to an unidentified armed group, in various areas of Kapisa province (coded to Mahmood Raqi). | 12. Arrests: On 25 August 2026, Taliban forces arrested around 30 residents in the Abdara area of Unaba district, Panjshir province, while they were attending evening prayers at a mosque. The arrests followed an explosion inside or near the mosque while worshippers were lined up for prayer, after which Taliban forces fired into the air and raided the mosque. Local residents stated that Taliban forces had detonated a mine, while the Taliban accused the worshippers of attacking their outpost and arrested around 30 of them. The detainees remained in Taliban custody as of the time of reporting. The area is the home region of NRF commander Hasib Panjshiri, who was recently killed by the Taliban and buried nearby, and the local residents had attended his funeral. | 13. Other: On 26 August 2026, Taliban intelligence members raided the MOBY Group compound in Kabul - Unspecified city, Kabul, and shut down the offices of Lapis, a subsidiary of the MOBY Group. They inspected employees' mobile phones, ordered staff to leave, and sealed two Lapis offices inside the compound. The closure was attributed to Lapis's activities and publication of content deemed contrary to Taliban policies. Lapis was also accused of collecting and providing information to certain embassies and foreign institutions. Lapis had been active in producing and providing training on media content covering topics including gender equality, public health, combating extremism, climate change, civic participation, and economic development. Tolo TV and Tolo News are also media outlets operating under the MOBY Group. | 14. Other: On 26 August 2026, Taliban forces from the Directorate for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice detained eight journalists, announcers and technical staff members of the Hiwad and Zama Kandahar radio stations for several hours in Kandahar province (coded to Kandahar). Around eight journalists, broadcasters, and technical staff from the two radio stations were taken to the Taliban's provincial office for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. The individuals were detained for using certain words during broadcasts, having trimmed beards, and having long hair. Sources said that fiv | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-08-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Herat | On 28 August 2026, Islamic Liberation Movement of Afghanistan (Islamic Freedom Vanguards Movement) militants attacked a Taliban commander, likely by an explosive device placed on a motorcycle, in PD17 of Herat city, Herat province. The attack injured two civilians, while the commander was unharmed. Taliban-affiliated media stated that the motorcycle's battery had exploded and that the incident was not security-related. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Baghlan | On 28 August 2026, armed Gujar Kuchi nomads attacked and killed a Sunni Hazara tribal elder, at night in Zargha village, Dushi district, Baghlan province, while he was guarding his harvested crops. Sources stated that about six years earlier, the deceased's brother had also been killed in a similar incident involving Gujar Kuchis. Ongoing tensions have been reported between Gujar Kuchis and local residents in Dushi district. Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 27-08-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Baghlan | Around 27 August 2026 (as reported), the Taliban shot dead two young men in the Fargham Bol area of Khost district (coded to Khost Wa Firing), Baghlan province, and displayed their bodies in public. Taliban-affiliated media outlets identified the two men as members of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, but sources stated that they had no connection to the group. Total 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 27-08-2026 | Civil society groups and opposition stakeholders have responded critically to calls made on Monday by Aisha Wahab, the first Afghan American woman elected to the US Congress , for continued US | Civil society groups and opposition stakeholders have responded critically to calls made on Monday by Aisha Wahab, the first Afghan American woman elected to the US Congress , for continued US engagement with de facto authorities , disputing the perceived possibility of encouriging improve ments in human rights. Meanwhile, reports describe armed opposition group attacks undertaken earlier this week across Badakhshan, Kandahar, Paktika, Herat, Baghlan , and Ghazni provinces. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 26-08-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.49, 71.36 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:93.702km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.5. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 26-08-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 26 August 2026, Afghanistan Freedom Front militants carried out an operation at night (likely using a remote explosive based on video evidence) against a Taliban checkpoint in the Ali-Khil area of Kabul - PD16. AFF claimed that three Taliban forces were killed and two others were injured. No AFF casualties were reported. Fatalities uncorroborated with 3 fatalities coded. Total 3 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 26-08-2026 | Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan | Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are strained by cross-border militancy, with Islamabad attributing a surge in deadly attacks to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters operating from Afghan territory, an accusation the Taliban government denies. | Political | Global Conflict Tracker | |
| 25-08-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 34.46, 70.46 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.9. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 21-08-2026 | 26 Battles events in Afghanistan (+73% vs previous week) | 26 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 73% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 20 locations including Kandahar, Zebak, Faiz Abad and 17 additional locations. These events resulted in 83 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 83 | ACLED |
| 18-08-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.55, 70.76 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 5.3M, Depth:195.937km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 5.3. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 14-08-2026 | 15 Battles events in Afghanistan (unchanged vs previous week) | 15 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Nusay, Jamarj-e Bala, Daman and 8 additional locations. These events resulted in 29 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 29 | ACLED |
| 14-08-2026 | 28 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+27% vs previous week) | 28 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 27% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 21 locations including Kandahar, Kabul - Unspecified, Chighcheran and 18 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Other: Around 8 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban Supreme Leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, issued a six-article decree mandating beards, turbans, and caps for government employees in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). The decree stipulates that employees who violate the order may face disciplinary actions including salary suspension, suspension from duty, demotion, and ultimately dismissal. It also requires employees to perform prayers in congregation and attend religious classes conducted by the Morality Police on the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice. Sources stated that the decree was issued because the Taliban's Law for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice had not been properly implemented, with the new decree intended to strengthen its enforcement. The decree also requires employees of Taliban political missions and embassies abroad to comply with the instructions, including attending religious classes based on Sunni teachings. | 2. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 8 August 2026, two children from the same family were killed and three others injured when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in Nughay village of Ghazni city (coded to Nughay-e Sufla), Ghazni province. The incident occurred while the children were playing with the unexploded ordnance. Total 2 fatalities. | 3. Other: On 8 August 2026, the Commission for the Prevention of Land Usurpation and Restitution of Usurped Land announced a ban on new transactions in settlements where ownership has been recognized as belonging to the Islamic Emirate and approved by specialized courts (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). Ministry of Justice, following the commission's announcement, stated that rental agreements, trusts, purchases and sales, and any new occupation of residential or commercial properties in these settlements are prohibited. Individuals, entities, and transaction guidance offices are also prohibited from conducting or facilitating such transactions. Tenants who rented residential or commercial properties from previous occupants before the court ruling are asked to pay the rent to the Islamic Emirate from the date of the ruling recognizing the settlement as Emirati property, while previous occupants are prohibited from collecting rent thereafter. The commission and relevant departments said they would soon announce the bank account details for rent payments. | 4. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 8 August 2026, Taliban forces searched the homes of several former government security forces in police district 15 and other areas of Kandahar city, Kandahar province. Local sources said the Taliban had recently begun closely monitoring former government forces and warned some that they could be killed if arrested for suspected links to opposition fronts. The Taliban also instructed former government forces to provide information on individuals abroad who contacted them or asked them to cooperate. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 9 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces were deployed and established a heavy presence in areas of Nawur district, Ghazni province. The forces stopped and questioned local residents. The reason for the increased presence are likely linked to the Taliban's concern about an increase in attacks by opposition fronts and the emergence of resistance in the central regions. | 6. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 9 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces were deployed and established a heavy presence in areas of Behsud district (coded to Markaz-e-Behsud), Maidan Wardak province. The forces stopped and questioned local residents. The reason for the increased presence are likely linked to the Taliban's concern about an increase in attacks by opposition fronts and the emergence of resistance in the central regions. | 7. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 9 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces were deployed and established a heavy presence in areas of Waras district, Bamyan province. The forces stopped and questioned local residents. The reason for the increased presence are likely linked to the Taliban's concern about an increase in attacks by opposition fronts and the emergence of resistance in the central regions. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 9 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces from the 201st Khalid Bin Walid Military Corps discovered and seized 74 small and heavy weapons, belonging to an unknown armed group, from various parts in eastern zone in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). The seized weapons included machine guns, Kalashnikovs, M16 rifles, pistols, mortars, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and other military equipment. The Taliban Defence Ministry said the weapons had been smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan for 'terrorist' activities. Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting rejected the Taliban's allegations, describing them as baseless and absurd. No further details on the smugglers' arrest were available. | 9. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 9 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban Transport and Civil Aviation Minister seized part of the historic Mandiigak Palace in Kandahar's Old City (coded to Kandahar), Kandahar province. Local sources said this Taliban official had constructed 100 shops and a madrasa on the seized land. Kandahar Municipality had previously halted construction, citing the site's status as government property and municipal regulations prohibiting the construction of shops, madrasa, and other new structures there. | 10. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: Around 9 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces seized and burned religious books and interpretations taken from Afghan refugees at a warehouse in Torkham, Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar. Sources stated that the books, including Tafsir Ahsan al-Kalam, Fahm al-Quran, and Hikmat al-Quran, were considered contrary to the Taliban's preferences and ideology. The Taliban did not comment on the reason for confiscating the books. | 11. Other: On 9 August 2026, as per the Nuristani Council, the personal guards of the head of the Taliban's provincial intelligence unit tried to sexually assault several girls on the banks of a river in the Nuristan province (coded to Paroon). The women successfully resisted, and the accused guards were arrested and subsequently released on the intervention of the provincial head of the Taliban's intelligence. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 10 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban District Police Command personnel discovered and seized a quantity of ammunition belonging to an unknown armed group during a clearance operation in the market of Duab district, Nuristan province. The seized ammunition included 97 rounds of PK machine-gun ammunition, 73 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, 18 pistol rounds, one rocket round, and other military equipment. | 13. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 11 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces increased their presence at a security outpost in the Waghnan area, in the Balah Hoz section of Warsaj district, Takhar, from 12 to more than 300 personnel following increased attacks by opposition fronts in the province. Taliban forces also imposed a nighttime curfew, restricting residents from leaving their homes after 9 PM and imposing severe movement restrictions in the area. | 14. Other: On 11 August 2026, the Taliban Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice issued an order warning the students at Kabul Medical | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 14-08-2026 | UN human rights experts warned yesterday against normalising Taliban rule amid escalating restrictions, especially systematic gender -based repression amounting to persecution and potentially gender | UN human rights experts warned yesterday against normalising Taliban rule amid escalating restrictions, especially systematic gender -based repression amounting to persecution and potentially gender apartheid. The experts also urged States to actively support the codification of gender apartheid as a distinct crime against humanity. In addition, e nforcement measures by de facto authorities , including cruel and inhuman punishment, have also intensified: in 2025 alone, more people were publicly flogged than in all the previous years of Taliban rule combined. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 07-08-2026 | 15 Battles events in Afghanistan (+15% vs previous week) | 15 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 15% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 15 locations including Aino Mina, Bamyan, Chighcheran and 12 additional locations. These events resulted in 22 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 22 | ACLED |
| 07-08-2026 | 22 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+120% vs previous week) | 22 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 120% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 19 locations including Herat, Kabul - Unspecified, Bazarak and 16 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Arrests: Around 2 August 2026 (as reported), the Taliban police announced the arrest of five individuals in Kapisa province (coded to Mahmood Raqi) for staging a checkpoint claimed to be affiliated with the Freedom and Justice Movement in Hessa-e Duwom Kohistan district on 20 July (coded separately). In a video released on 20 July 2026, militants identifying themselves as members of the movement, suspected to be led by Hamed Saifi, a former commander in the Afghan National Army during the republican government, claimed that they had established the checkpoint, stopped and searched vehicles, and released footage showing masked men carrying out the operation. In a video released by the Taliban, the five detainees stated that the vehicle shown in the footage belonged to them and that they had staged the checkpoint on behalf of the Freedom and Justice Movement. The movement had not commented on the Taliban's claims regarding the arrests. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 2 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban security (coded as police) and intelligence forces discovered and seized 24 rifles of different types during the inspection of a vehicle belonging to a family returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan at the Torkham crossing in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar province. The weapons had been concealed inside the vehicle. Sources stated that two individuals were arrested in relation to the event. | 3. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 3 August 2026, four children were injured by the explosion of an old tank round, remaining from the years of war with the Russians in Shast village, Rukha district, Panjshir province. The incident occurred when the children found the old tank round in mud while playing and it exploded. The injured children were taken to the district hospital and were reported to be in stable condition. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 3 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized 30 pistols and 13 AK-47 rifles belonging to unidentified armed individuals on the Gardez-Zurmat Highway (coded to Gardez) in Paktia Province. The weapons were being smuggled through Dand Patan district to Ghazni Province. Two individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 5. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 3 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized two Kalashnikov rifles, one M16 rifle, one grenade launcher, 5,000 M4 rounds, 900 Kalashnikov rounds, six grenade rounds, 250 PKM rounds, one bag of PKM ammunition, and 22 Kalashnikov magazines from unidentified armed assailants in the Nari area of Dand Patan district, Paktia Province. The weapons were being smuggled through Dand Patan district to Ghazni Province. Two individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 6. Other: On 3 August 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members arrested four women outside the Marble (Marmar) Market in Herat city for suspected non-compliance with Taliban-prescribed dress code regulations, despite wearing hijab. The detainees were taken into custody and questioned by Taliban morality police. | 7. Other: On 3 August 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members closed several shops in different areas, including Dosarkey Bazaar, in Kama district, Nangarhar, accusing their owners of failing to attend the mosque for congregational prayers. | 8. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 3 August 2026, the Taliban Ministry of Justice ordered the evacuation of Omid-e Sabz Township in Kabul PD6 and PD13 (coded to Kabul - Unspecified) by 6 August 2026 following a land dispute. The ministry also prohibited renting properties in the township and warned that violators would be dealt with legally. It stated that current owners of houses and land plots should seek compensation from those who sold them the properties rather than from the current administration, arguing that the land had never been legally transferred to private individuals or entities and that all subsequent sales were therefore invalid. The ministry further instructed the Land Usurpation Prevention Commission to implement the court's decision without delay and recover the land. The order followed the Taliban's seizure of a total of 750 acres (1,500 jeribs) of land in Omid-e Sabz Township on 20 April 2026 through the Ministry of Justice's Special Court for Handling Usurped Land Cases, which designated the area as 'Emirati' (Taliban) land after reviewing documents and evidence. Sources stated that the brother of the former Vice President was among the township owners. | 9. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 4 August 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court and the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing had confirmed the seizure of about 30 hectares (151 jeribs) of land in Bori Kelay village of Gurbuz district, Khost, designating it as 'Emirati' (Taliban) land. | 10. Other: On 4 August 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members arrested at least five women in the 64-Meter area and Bakrabad neighborhoods of Herat city for suspected non-compliance with Taliban-prescribed dress code regulations, despite wearing Islamic head coverings. The detainees were taken into custody and questioned by Taliban morality police. | 11. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: Around 4 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue members confiscated and burned Ludo games and music equipment from people, cars, and ceremonies in Khas Kunar district, Kunar, in order to prevent 'vices.' | 12. Arrests: On 5 August 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a local reporter for TOLO News (a private media outlet, operating under the Taliban regime) from his home in Faiz Abad city over a recent critical Facebook post criticizing the Taliban for firing on civilians in Yaftal-e-Sufla district (coded separately). | 13. Other: Around 5 August 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue officials imposed restrictions on female doctors working at the Emergency Hospital in Panjshir province (coded to Bazarak), stating that they would not be allowed to work unless they wore a burqa. | 14. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 6 August 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court and the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing had confirmed the seizure of 179 acres (363 jeribs) of land in the Kushkak area of Surkh Rud district, Nangarhar, designating it as 'Emirati' (Taliban) land. | 15. Other: On 6 August 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Guidance, Hajj and Religious Affairs issued a new directive called 'The Importance and Necessity of Protecting the Family System' in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified), restricting women and instructing them to obey their husbands, not leave the house without their husbands' permission, and serve them. The directive called on all preachers and mosque imams to convey the issue to the public during Friday prayers. It also recognized polygamy and stated that men with multiple wives must treat them equally, while serving one's husband is religiously obligatory and women should not complain. | 16. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 6 August 2026, Taliban moved heavy weapons and tanks to posts near the Durand Line in Shigal (Shultan) district (coded to Shaigal Aw Shiltan), Kunar, bordering Pakistan's Bajaur district. Locals stated that Pakistani fighter jets flew over the district and that the district became militarized. | 17. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 6 August 2026, two children (brothers) were killed when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assa | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 07-08-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.86, 72.56 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:10km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.5. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 03-08-2026 | Flood in Afghanistan — near 35.77, 71.25 | Flood in Afghanistan Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 31-07-2026 | 10 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (-29% vs previous week) | 10 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 29% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 10 locations including Andarab, Darrah-e Nawia, Herat and 7 additional locations. These events resulted in 1 reported fatality. List of events: 1. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 25 July 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of approximately 12,672 acres of land in the Customize and Rustam Haidari townships in Kabul - PD17 and Kabul - PD4 (coded separately) after reviewing land ownership documents, designating the land as state-owned/Taliban administration land. | 2. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 25 July 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of approximately 12,672 acres of land in the Customize and Rustam Haidari townships in Kabul - PD4 and Kabul - PD17 (coded separately) after reviewing land ownership documents, designating the land as state-owned/Taliban administration land. | 3. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 25 July 2026, the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) militants intercepted and shot down two Taliban military drones in Zebak district, Badakhshan province. The drones were targeted while conducting operations in airspace under AFF control in Zebak. | 4. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 27 July 2026, the Taliban launched a house-to-house search operation in the Qasan area of Deh Salah, Andarab district, Baghlan province, without prior notice to residents. Sources state that similar operations were also conducted in other areas of Andarab. | 5. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 27 July 2026, a child was killed and another injured when a mortar shell, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, exploded in the Sorkh Diwal area of PD9, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar, while they were grazing livestock in the area. Total 1 fatality. | 6. Arrests: On 27 July 2026, Taliban forces arrested 20 local residents in Hesarak village of Rukha district, Panjshir, for going to the mountains (where the Taliban believed anti-Taliban groups were present). The detainees were transferred to the Taliban's base in the Dashtak area. The Taliban also imposed a nighttime curfew in the village. Panjshir is one of the main centers of anti-Taliban resistance. | 7. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 29 July 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces, along with intelligence and brigade forces (coded as military), discovered and seized five Kalashnikov rifles, 31 Kalashnikov magazines, four rocket rounds, six boxes of Kalashnikov ammunition, one box of PK machine-gun ammunition, and three hand grenades from an unknown group in the Darrah-e Nawia area of Dawlat Shah district, Laghman. Taliban police arrested two individuals in connection with the seizure. | 8. Arrests: On 29 July 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested a couple on 64-Meter Road in Herat city on charges of the woman not observing the hijab and violating the group's dress code. The woman was wearing a manto (a more casual form of hijab rather than a burqa). | 9. Other: Around 29 July 2026 (as reported), a Taliban delegation of religious scholars imposed restrictions, suspended the teaching of several academic fields, and removed some course subjects at Kabul University, Kabul - PD3. The greatest restrictions were imposed on fine arts fields, including music, theater, and some branches of performing arts. Additionally, some fields and subjects related to law, political science, sociology, human rights, democracy, moral philosophy, and women's studies were removed or fundamentally revised. The delegation restructured the educational system according to its own views. | 10. Other: Around 29 July 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Vice and Virtue Directorate, in a new directive, ordered shopkeepers and traders in Kandahar city to remove products bearing images of women on their packaging or erase the images from the products. The items included cosmetic products such as creams, shampoo, henna, hair dye, and other similar goods. Taliban customs officials also said that goods bearing images of women or other images would no longer be cleared through customs. The Taliban warned that if the order was not carried out, the goods would be confiscated. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 31-07-2026 | 13 Battles events in Afghanistan (up from 3 previous week) | 13 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is up from 3 events in the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Zebak, Andarab, Astrap and 8 additional locations. These events resulted in 16 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 16 | ACLED |
| 31-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Herat | On 31 July 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested two young women from the Jadeh Mahtab area in Herat city, Herat Province, on suspected non-compliance with Taliban-prescribed dress code regulations. The women were taken to an unknown location. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | Around 31 July 2026 (as reported), the Taliban commander of PD2 in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar, interrogated, detained, beat, and tortured a former government employee. He had worked as a driver for a prosecutor under the previous government. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-07-2026 | Riots in Afghanistan, Khost | On 31 July 2026, armed clashes, over four days, erupted between the Borkhil tribe of Spera district and the Giyankhil tribe of Giyan district in a mountain located between Spera district, Khost, and Giyan district, Paktika (coded to Spera district, Khost), over ownership of the mountain, which has extensive pine nut forests. Both sides claimed ownership of the mountain and used light and heavy weapons, resulting in at least two injuries over the four days of clashes. The dispute over ownership of the mountain has continued for 80 years, with nearly 250 people killed in clashes between the two tribes over the years. There were no fatalities. | Political | ACLED | |
| 30-07-2026 | Riots in Afghanistan, Khost | On 30 July 2026, armed clashes, over four days, erupted between the Borkhil tribe of Spera district and the Giyankhil tribe of Giyan district in a mountain located between Spera district, Khost, and Giyan district, Paktika (coded to Spera district, Khost), over ownership of the mountain, which has extensive pine nut forests. Both sides claimed ownership of the mountain and used light and heavy weapons, resulting in at least two injuries over the four days of clashes. The dispute over ownership of the mountain has continued for 80 years, with nearly 250 people killed in clashes between the two tribes over the years. There were no fatalities. | Political | ACLED | |
| 30-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Herat | On 30 July 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested an unspecified number of women along Silk Road and Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Road in Herat city, likely, for non-compliance to the prescribed dress code. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Herat | On 30 July 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested two men from the Bagh Murad area in Herat city, Herat Province. Local sources stated that the men were arrested during a raid on their house, which was initially resisted by male family members, and due to loud music being played at a birthday gathering. The men were taken to an unknown location. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-07-2026 | In a joint statement marking Wor ld Day Ag ainst Trafficking in Persons , UNOD C and IO M have warned today that A fghans returning from Iran and Pakistan face poverty, displacement , and limited | In a joint statement marking Wor ld Day Ag ainst Trafficking in Persons , UNOD C and IO M have warned today that A fghans returning from Iran and Pakistan face poverty, displacement , and limited services as well as heightened risks of trafficking, forced labour , and exploitation . The agencies c alled for stronger regional cooperation, victim protection, livelihood and education opportunities, and greater awareness to prevent exploitation. Jammu -Kashmir 3 UNMOGIP notes local media reports describing significant casualties among law enforcement personnel in Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot, including hundreds injured, resulting from violence and clashes involving the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily ). This attribution is likely to trigger expanded security operations, detentions and tighter curfews. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Amnesty International have separately called for prompt, independent and transparent investigations into reported fatalities and injuries in recent violence. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 30-07-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Kunduz | On 30 July 2026, Afghanistan Freedom Front militants carried out missile strikes on Kunduz Military Airport near Kunduz city, targeting helicopters transporting Taliban forces to Badakhshan province. AFF claimed that it inflicted significant casualties and material losses on the Taliban. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Panjshir | Around 29 July 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces beat farmers and damaged agricultural land in the villages of Shalakcha, Jashta, Kojan, Qala, and Kohsar in Paryan district, Panjshir. Locals stated that the Taliban used and damaged agricultural land, public streams, and irrigation channels to construct roads leading to Taliban military posts, and anyone who objected to these actions was beaten by Taliban forces. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Herat | On 29 July 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members arrested at least five women in Herat city, including along 64-Meter Road, in the Pul-e Rangina area, and at several shopping centers, for non-compliance with Taliban-prescribed dress code regulations. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Herat | On 29 July 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces beat and arrested a man at Almas Sharq Market in Golha Square, Herat city, after he objected to the detention of his wife. The Taliban had attempted to detain his wife on charges of not observing the hijab and violating the group's dress code. The woman escaped during the incident. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-07-2026 | An Afghan human rights organisati on repor ted yesterday that Pakistani strikes undertaken between December 2024 and June 2026 killed or injured at least 1,187 people and resulted in significant | An Afghan human rights organisati on repor ted yesterday that Pakistani strikes undertaken between December 2024 and June 2026 killed or injured at least 1,187 people and resulted in significant displacement across multiple provinces . These claims follow a recent Amnesty International assessment that a 16 March air strike impact ing a drug rehabilitation and treatment centre in Kabul (reportedly kill ing at least 269 civilians ) could amount to a war crime - a position that Pakistani authorities have rejected (see also UNOCC Daily of 17 March) . ST/SGB/2007/6, Information Sensitivity, Clas sification and Handling | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 27-07-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.61, 71.59 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:116.626km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.5. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 27-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 27 July 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested an Afghan national residing in the United Arab Emirates from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, in his travel to Afghanistan. A family member stated that he had been held by Taliban intelligence for five days and that the family had no information about his condition or whereabouts. Sources stated that he was targeted due to his criticism of the Taliban on social media. Sources accessed messages suspected to have been sent by Taliban intelligence, which contained threats of death and arrest. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-07-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nimruz | On 27 July 2026, unidentified armed group opened fire on the vehicle of a tribal leader and his bodyguards on 60-Meter Road in Zaranj city, Nimruz province, killing the tribal leader and his nephew and wounding two others. Photos of the vehicle show that it was struck by numerous bullets fired from the front. The perpetrators and the motive remain unknown. Total 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 24-07-2026 | 14 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+8% vs previous week) | 14 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 8% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Dand Patan, Gardez, Herat and 11 additional locations. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 18 July 2026 (as reported), the National Disaster Management Authority of Taliban (coded as military), in cooperation with the HALO Trust mine clearance organization's rapid response team, discovered and safely destroyed a 500-kilogram FAB-500 bomb left over from the Soviet-Afghan War in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province. | 2. Other: On 19 July 2026, Taliban intelligence personnel raided the office of Voice of the Village Radio in Nili city, Daikundi province, during the night and inspected journalists' mobile phones and the outlet's computers. Sources stated that earlier Taliban intelligence also arrested two journalists affiliated with the media outlet in Sang-e-Takht district (coded separately), who were released after approximately five hours in detention. | 3. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 19 July 2026, Taliban security forces (coded as military) discovered and seized 8,000 rounds of MP ammunition, 12 grenade rounds, and 500 rounds of DShK ammunition during an intelligence-based operation in Nari Chena village, Dand Patan district, Paktia province from unidentified armed assailants. The seized weapons and ammunition were intended to be smuggled from Afghanistan into Pakistan but were intercepted before transportation. No arrests have been made, however the identities of the assailants have been identified. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 19 July 2026, Taliban security forces discovered and seized five pistols and 50 rounds of ammunition for the weapons at the Khost Bridge highway checkpoint in Paktia province (coded to Gardez district, Paktia) from unknown armed assailants. The seized weapons and ammunition were intended to be smuggled from Afghanistan into Pakistan but were intercepted before transportation. No arrests have been made, however the identities of the assailants have been identified. | 5. Arrests: Around 20 July 2026 (between 19 - 20 July), Taliban vice and virtue forces detained five women in Herat (coded to Herat city) for violating the Taliban's prescribed dress code. The source stated that Taliban officials likely demanded 13,000 Afghanis from the families of the detained women in exchange for their release and required a male guardian to provide a guarantee that the women would not leave their homes again without wearing the prescribed garment. The women remain in custody and Taliban authorities have not publicly commented on the arrests. | 6. Other: Non-violent activity: On 20 July 2026, militants identifying themselves as members of the Freedom and Justice Movement established a checkpoint and searched vehicles in the Hissa-e-Duwumi Kohistan district, Kapisa province, and announced the group's presence in the province. The group stated that the checkpoint was established to mark the beginning of its activities in Kapisa. Little information is available about the movement, however, sources state that Hamed Saifi, a former commander in the Afghan National Army, played a role in its formation and is a member of the group. | 7. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 21 July 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court and the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing had confirmed the seizure of 7,426.5 acres (15,027 jeribs) of land in Mist village of Yosuf Khel district, Paktika, designating it as 'Emirati' (Taliban) land. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 21 July 2026 (as reported), 300 Taliban forces took positions in Nesay district (coded to Jamarj-e Bala), Badakhshan, ordering hundreds of individuals affiliated with the group to surrender their weapons. The Taliban warned that if the individuals refused to hand over their weapons, they would use military force against them. | 9. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 21 July 2026 (as reported), the Taliban increased military and intelligence checkpoints in Kandahar city, checking people's mobile phones, questioning individuals, and conducting searches. | 10. Other: Around 22 July 2026 (as reported), the Taliban, through the Invitation and Guidance Committee, issued a written directive at Faryab University in Maimana city, Faryab, stating that students who have trimmed or shaved their beards would not be permitted to defend their theses or participate in graduation ceremonies. | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 23 July 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and neutralized 56 pressure mines and 12 mortar rounds left over from previous wars near the border area in the Shunkari Valley of Sar Kani district, Kunar. | 12. Arrests: Around 23 July 2026 (as reported), Taliban intelligence arrested the former Taliban deputy police commander of Kama district, along with several other individuals, including the son of a member of the Taliban's Council of Ulema, in Nangarhar province (coded to Jalalabad), over their statements regarding the appearance of the Mahdi of the End Times (who is believed to appear before the Day of Judgment in Islam) during a religious sermon. | 13. Other: On 23 July 2026, the Taliban issued a directive imposing new restrictions on weddings and engagement ceremonies in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). Under the directive, the exchange of rings, singing, and dancing are prohibited, while women are barred from wearing make-up, hair extensions, or perfume, on the grounds that these practices are contrary to Islamic law. Clerics were instructed to communicate the directive during Friday sermons. | 14. Arrests: On 24 July 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested the Nangarhar representative of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) in Ghani Khel (Shinwar) district, Nangarhar, while a wedding ceremony was being held at his home. The Taliban raided his house, confiscated the music-playing equipment, and, following a verbal altercation, detained him. He worked for Radio Hood. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-07-2026 | Heavy monsoon rains and associated flash flooding impacted eastern Nuristan Province yesterday, resulting in numerous casualties , extensive infrastructure damage, and disrupti ons to public services | Heavy monsoon rains and associated flash flooding impacted eastern Nuristan Province yesterday, resulting in numerous casualties , extensive infrastructure damage, and disrupti ons to public services . De facto authorities have appealed for urgent a ssistance and a UNICEF team is conducting a rapid assessment of the humanitarian impact. | Environmental, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 19-07-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.03, 70.51 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 19-07-2026 | Flood in Afghanistan — near 35.30, 70.83 | Flood in Afghanistan Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 17-07-2026 | 13 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (up from 4 previous week) | 13 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is up from 4 events in the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Ghulam Bay, Gosfand Dara, Herat and 10 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: Around 11 July 2026 (as reported), suspected Taliban Vice and Virtue personnel detained a woman in Herat for failing to comply with the group's prescribed dress code. When the woman's husband (veterinary doctor) went to the detention facility to seek her release, Taliban members verbally abused and detained him following a verbal altercation. They beat him while in custody, inflicting injuries to multiple parts of his body (coded separately). He was subsequently transferred to a hospital after his condition deteriorated due to the severity of his injuries. No further information is available regarding the woman's release. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 12 July 2026 (as reported), Taliban security forces discovered and seized a weapons cache, belonging to an unknown armed group, during a search operation in the Nari area of Dand Patan district, Paktia Province. According to preliminary information, the cache had been concealed by smugglers and was intended for transportation into Pakistan. The recovered cache included 8,000 rounds of MP ammunition, 12 hand grenades, and 500 additional rounds of ammunition. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident; however, the identities of the suspected individuals have reportedly been established. | 3. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 12 July 2026 (as reported), the Taliban began disarming local Taliban-affiliated fighters (suspected Tajiks based on the area) in Shahri Buzurg district, Badakhshan Province. Taliban special forces were also deployed to the area in support of the operation. The operation was likely linked to recent tensions between local Taliban-affiliated commanders and the Taliban leadership in Kandahar over illegal mining activities. | 4. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 12 July 2026 (as reported), armed Pashtun individuals seized water resources and agricultural land belonging to Arab communities in Koh Alberz of Chimtal district, Balkh Province, using their affiliation with the Taliban. Residents stated that the armed individuals had been entering the Arab-populated village of Qezil Toghrak since 15 May 2023 and taking control of local resources, resulting in water shortages and economic losses for the residents. They appealed to the Taliban authorities to investigate the matter and take measures to protect the affected communities. | 5. Other: Around 12 July 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities demolished residential houses belonging to residents in the Gosfand Dara area of Bagrami district in Kabul. Residents stated that the Taliban had prevented them from building on their land for the past five years, instructing them to wait until the Kabul city master plan was finalized to determine the status of planned and unplanned areas. They maintained that the land was privately owned. Residents also said that enforcement was applied selectively, as those individuals who paid money to Taliban district officials were allowed to retain or construct their homes, while those who did not had their houses demolished. | 6. Other: On 12 July 2026, Taliban members banned women entrepreneurs and female visitors from attending an exhibition of domestic products in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar. | 7. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 14 July 2026 (as reported), Police forces along with a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) demining team discovered and neutralized 25 pieces of unexploded ordnance left over from previous wars in Ghulam Bay village of Baghlan-e-Jadeed (Baghlan-e-Markazi) district, Baghlan. | 8. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 14 July 2026, the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of 263 acres (532 jeribs) of land in the Ghaibi Baba township of Kabul - PD17, designating it as 'Emirati' (Taliban) land. | 9. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 15 July 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized four rocket rounds, four rocket warheads, three hand grenades, 50 rounds of M16 ammunition, two military ammunition boxes, and three bayonets belonging to unidentified armed assailants in the Taram area of Wazir (Waziro Tangi), Khugyani district, Nangarhar. | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 15 July 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized four Kalashnikov rifles, 205 rounds of ammunition, eight magazines, and one bag belonging to unidentified armed assailants in Paktika province (coded to Sharan). | 11. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 17 July 2026, Taliban forces were deployed to the Yaftal-e-Sufla district headquarters in Badakhshan, to retake control of the district that Homeland Soldiers Front (HSF) militants had taken control of for several hours (coded seperately). | 12. Arrests: On 17 July 2026, Taliban intelligence personnel arrested two journalists affiliated with Voice of the Village Radio in Sang-e-Takht district, Daykundi province. The journalists were released after approximately five hours in detention. | 13. Arrests: On 17 July 2026, Taliban forces arrested a US citizen at his residence in Mazar-e-Sharif city, Balkh province. Sources stated that he has remained in Taliban custody and has had no contact with his family or friends since his arrest. The reason for his arrest remains unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 13-07-2026 | UNAMA reports that the Afghanistan Media Support Organization (AMSO) has documented increased restrictions on media and journalists under the de facto authorities from 1 June -10 July , including | UNAMA reports that the Afghanistan Media Support Organization (AMSO) has documented increased restrictions on media and journalists under the de facto authorities from 1 June -10 July , including intimidation, arbitrary detention, threats, censorship and self -censorship. AMSO also raised concerns over delays in official information, increased oversight and limits on smartphone use . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 01-07-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.53, 70.45 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 5.5M, Depth:216.694km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 5.5. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 30-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Paktika | On 30 June 2026, unknown armed motorcyclists killed a former police officer in Babu Khel village of Jani Khel district, Paktika, who had recently returned to Afghanistan to attend his brother's wedding. Following the Taliban's return to power, he had initially fled to Iran and then to Pakistan. Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-06-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Kunduz | On 30 June 2026, Afghanistan Freedom Front militants targeted a Taliban patrol vehicle with an IED in the Bandar-e-Kabul area of Karte Aryana in Kunduz city, killing two Taliban forces and wounding another. Total 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 30-06-2026 | Pakistan 3 Authorities from both countries have levelled renewed criticisms against each other | Pakistan 3 Authorities from both countries have levelled renewed criticisms against each other. De facto authorities in Kabul have protest ed recent Pakistani air strikes against targets in Afghanistan's Kunar, Paktia, and Paktika provinces while Pakistani officials have delivered a strong demarche regarding the 27 June terrorist attack in Karachi, alleging th at Afghan nationals were involved . In this context, provincial authorities and security agencies in Pakistan have been instructed to begin detaining undocumented Afghan nationals with effect from 10 July. Comment : This new directive follows an initial effort launched in late 2023, when undocumented Afghans were ordered to leave by 31 October. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 30-06-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Paktika | Around 30 June 2026 (as reported), unknown armed men blew up the house of a former local police commander in Yahya Khel district, Paktika, causing major damage to the building. The house was empty when the explosives were planted and detonated. There were no casualties. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-06-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Samangan | Around 30 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces arrested 70 people in Hazrat-e-Sultan district, Samangan, on charges of collecting pistachios prematurely from forests. The Taliban had banned the collection of pistachio harvests by locals in some provinces (coded separately). | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-06-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Paktika | Defusal: Around 30 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces discovered and defused a mine planted by unknown armed men inside a house of a former local police commander in Yahya Khel district, Paktika. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-06-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.56, 70.58 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:204.45km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.5. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 29-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | On 29 June 2026, assailants, suspected to have been Taliban forces, shot and wounded a former National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee, who was also an influential local figure, near the Qara Kamar area at the entrance to Faiz Abad city, Badakhshan, while he was traveling with a convoy of Hajj pilgrims. He was transferred to a regional hospital in Kunduz province but died from his injuries on 30 June. He had previously served as deputy head of the urban directorate of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Badakhshan under the former government but, after the Taliban returned to power, was engaged in private business. Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kapisa | On 29 June 2026, unidentified assailants shot and killed a doctor while he was returning home from his clinic in the Badrab area, Tagab district, Kapisa (coded as Tagab). Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Khost | On 29 June 2026, an unidentified assailant killed a former military member who became a cook after leaving military service in Khost city, Khost. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-06-2026 | Media reports today describe renewed Pakistani air st rikes against areas of eastern Pakistan, allegedly resulting in dozens killed , more than 100 others injured and damage to local infrastructure | Media reports today describe renewed Pakistani air st rikes against areas of eastern Pakistan, allegedly resulting in dozens killed , more than 100 others injured and damage to local infrastructure . Late last week, elements affiliated with the National Resistance Front and the Afghanistan Freedom Front claimed to have undertaken multiple attacks on de facto authority positions in Herat, Laghman, and Nangarhar provinces . 3 Pakistan OHCHR notes with concern an incident today in which human rights defender Sammi Deen Baloch was subjected to an unlawful raid on her home by law enforcement and intelligence officials . OHCHR describes a sustained pattern of intimidation and harassment against her and her family , amid a broader and worrisome pattern of state actions targeting Baloch human rights defenders, particularly women. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 29-06-2026 | Riots in Afghanistan, Helmand | On 29 June 2026, Taliban forces clashed with local residents during the implementation of a land redistribution policy in the Zemarai Qala area of Lashkargah, Helmand Province. Taliban authorities forcibly evicted residents from their homes, who responded by throwing stones at the Taliban personnel. Residents stated that they had lived on the land for decades but were forcibly removed despite their appeals. The land was redistributed in the name of 'martyrs' to Taliban members and suicide attackers, with the Taliban using military vehicles to facilitate the evictions. The Taliban then opened fire on the residents, killing 4. Following the clashes, Taliban forces arrested 30 local residents. At least three people were killed, and 15 others were injured. Fatalities coded as 3 based on the lowest estimate. | Political | Fatalities: 4 | ACLED |
| 28-06-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Paktia | On 28 June 2026, Pakistani military forces conducted airstrikes on a civilian house in Mandokhail village in Samkani district, Paktia. Local sources stated that the initial airstrike killed an elderly man and a child and injured several other family members, and when local residents gathered to assist the victims, a second strike was carried out, resulting in the deaths of 28 civilians and injuries to 158 others. UNAMA confirmed at least 22 civilian fatalities in this strike. Taliban authorities stated that Pakistani airstrikes across Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar Provinces (coded separately) killed a total of 36 civilians, including children and one woman, injured 163 others and destroyed three residential houses as well as killed livestock, while UNAMA confirmed at least 28 civilian fatalities across strikes in the three provinces. Pakistan, however, stated that the operation targeted the hideouts of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar in border areas, that resulted in killing of 29 militants and the destruction of three militant facilities. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar rejected claims of any losses from the recent Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan. Pakistani authorities stated that the strikes were conducted in response to recent attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Karachi, including an assault on a Pakistan Rangers camp in Karachi. Fatalities coded as 22 based on the UNAMA estimate. | Conflict | Fatalities: 22 | ACLED |
| 28-06-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Paktika | On 28 June 2026, Pakistani military forces bombed a residential building in Wolost village (coded to Gayan) of Giyan district, Paktika, killing 6 civilians according to UNAMA. Taliban authorities stated that Pakistani airstrikes across Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar Provinces (coded separately) killed a total of 36 civilians, including children and one woman, injured 163 others and destroyed three residential houses as well as killed livestock, while UNAMA confirmed at least 28 civilian fatalities across strikes in the three provinces. Pakistan, however, stated that the operation targeted the hideouts of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar in border areas, that resulted in killing of 29 militants and the destruction of three militant facilities. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar rejected claims of any losses from the recent Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan. Pakistani authorities stated that the strikes were conducted in response to recent attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Karachi, including an assault on a Pakistan Rangers camp in Karachi. Fatalities coded as 6 based on the UNAMA estimate. | Conflict | Fatalities: 6 | ACLED |
| 28-06-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nimruz | On 28 June 2026, Iranian border forces shot and killed five young men near the border area in Nimruz Province (coded to Zaranj) as they attempted to illegally cross into Iran. They were originally residents of Nazyan, Achin, and Ghani Khel districts of Nangarhar. Total 5 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 27-06-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.48, 70.74 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 6.1M, Depth:208.328km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 6.1. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 26-06-2026 | 27 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+13% vs previous week) | 27 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 13% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 16 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Herat, Islam Qalah and 13 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 20 June 2026, Taliban vice and virtue forces detained 17 Afghan male employees of United Nations-affiliated and international aid organizations at the Islam Qalah reception centre in Kohsan district, Herat. The reason for the detention was that they had trimmed or shaved their beards. Those detained included staff members of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO), and other Afghan and international humanitarian organizations operating in Herat Province. Eight of the detainees were released on 20 June, while the remaining nine were released on 21 June. The Taliban did not comment on the reported detentions. | 2. Other: Around 20 June 2026 (as reported), the Taliban Ministry of Hajj and Endowments issued a directive outlining the required characteristics of women's hijab and instructed imams and preachers across Afghanistan (coded to Kabul) to include guidance on hijab in Friday sermons. The directive states that women must observe Islamic veiling in full compliance when leaving the home. It specifies that clothing should be thick and opaque, non-decorative, and fully cover the body, including garments such as the chador and burqa. The guidelines further state that hijab should not be tight or form-fitting, should not have a pleasant scent, and should not resemble men's clothing or that of non-Muslims. Taliban authorities have instructed religious leaders to communicate these requirements during Friday sermons in mosques nationwide. | 3. Other: Around 20 June 2026 (as reported), the Taliban local administration in Panjshir province (coded to Bazarak) banned the use of smartphones in all government offices, citing an order issued by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Authorities stated that personnel found violating the order would face administrative measures in accordance with applicable regulations. Under the directive, government employees may use only the computers available in government offices for administrative and official duties in Panjshir Province. | 4. Other: Around 20 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities banned students from using smartphones on campus and in dormitories at Herat University in Herat city. | 5. Other: Around 20 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities have started collecting both ushr (Islamic agricultural tithe) and conventional taxes from farmers in Urozgan province (coded to Tirinkot). Farmers stated their crops failed to cover production costs due to drought yet face dual levies, prompting complaints that authorities should choose one form of extraction rather than imposing both simultaneously. | 6. Other: Around 20 June 2026 (between 17 - 23 June), Taliban morality police expelled more than 50 students from the dormitory of Sheikh Zayed University in Khost city for not having beards. | 7. Arrests: On 20 June 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested a civil society activist from the Hazara community at Ameriat intersection in Herat city and transferred him to the custody of PD4. He explained that the Taliban initially said the reason for his arrest was shaving his beard, but when they realized he was Hazara and from the Jebrail area, they questioned him about whether he had participated in the Jebrail protests (coded separately). He was released after two days in detention on the guarantee of a religious scholar. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 21 June 2026, a Taliban convoy was deployed from Baharak district toward Shighnan district, Badakhshan Province, in an operation targeting the Taliban's deputy governor of Zabul Province (who is a Tajik commander named Juma Khan Fateh) amid tensions with Kandahar-aligned Taliban over suspected grievances likely related to illegal gold mining activities. The convoy consisted of approximately 50 military vehicles. The deputy governor, who claimed to command around 2,500 armed personnel in Badakhshan, was dismissed by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on 22 June 2026. During the standoff, local sources stated that checkpoints had been established in several parts of the district believed to be under the commander's control while negotiations were underway with Taliban officials. Around 11 July 2026, Juma Khan Fateh returned to Darwaz district after pledging loyalty to the Taliban administration. The Governor of Badakhshan confirmed his return and denied reports that Taliban forces had been deployed to arrest Fateh, stating that the Islamic Emirate had never conducted a military operation against him. He added that Fateh had no dispute with the Islamic Emirate and remained committed to the administration. | 9. Other: Around 21 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities at the Islam Qalah reception centre in Kohsan district, Herat, issued a directive requiring humanitarian aid workers to comply with the Taliban's beard regulations within one month. The order applies to male staff members, as well as male guardians accompanying female employees at the facility. Under the directive, individuals who do not comply after the one-month deadline may be barred from entering the reception centre. Taliban officials stated that the measure is taken to reduce confrontations and arrests involving aid workers, following an increase in detentions by morality police for shaving or trimming beards (coded separately). | 10. Other: Around 21 June 2026 (as reported), a member of the Taliban criminal division within the group's security command set fire to several pairs of men's trousers in an open area in Badakhshan province (coded to Faiz Abad), stating that the action was taken to enforce compliance with Afghanistan's traditional dress standards for men. In the video, the Taliban member, is seen throwing multiple long sticks onto the fire while warning that repeated violations would lead to stricter measures. The official also warned residents of Badakhshan Province that individuals wearing wide trousers could be stopped at Taliban checkpoints, and their clothing may be confiscated and burned. | 11. Other: Around 21 June 2026 (as reported), the Taliban Ministry of Higher Education implemented a ban on the use of smartphones at Kabul University in Kabul - PD3. The notice stated that Kabul university's students, teachers, and staff are prohibited from using smartphones on campus. The purpose of the restriction is stated to promote a healthy academic environment. | 12. Arrests: On 21 June 2026, the Taliban arrested the managing director of Tamadon TV, a Shia media outlet based in Kabul (Kabul - Unspecified), along with a staff member of the broadcaster. Both are held in solitary confinement without formal charges, on orders from the Taliban Ministry of Justice. The arrests are (likely) to be linked to Taliban allegations that Tamadon TV and the Khatam al-Nabiyyin Seminary were built on government land. Two days later, the Taliban sealed both centres on the same grounds. On 4 July 2026, the Taliban released the staff following an order by Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban's Minister of Interior. | 13. Arrests: On 21 June 2026, Taliban morality police (Vice and Virtue forces) detained at least 20 employees of international organizations and partner agencies of the United Nations in the Safari area near the Islam Qalah, the Afghan-Iran border in Kohsan district, Herat, for violating Taliban restrictions on personal appearance. | 14. Other: On 21 June 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested at least 16 employees of Herat Regional Hospital, including an administrative director and several medical and administrative staff, in Herat city, Herat, for violating Taliban restrictions on personal appearance by shaving or shortening their beards. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 24-06-2026 | Yellow fever - Global | Globally, in 2025 and early 2026, sylvatic yellow fever (YF) transmission in high-risk areas has been strongly influenced by rainfall, temperature and mosquito ecology. In 2025, the epidemiological situation was defined by sustained transmission in Africa and a notable rise in the Americas, including spread into lower‑risk zones. African Region : Twenty-six countries in the WHO African Region and one in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region are considered high-risk for YF as per EYE strategy classification. Of these 27 countries, 26 have introduced the yellow fever vaccine in their routine immunization schedule, however coverage in many countries remains below target with an average coverage of 65% across the region in 2024. Since 2023, eight countries with no recent activity have detected new cases, indicating viral circulation in areas with low vaccination coverage and limited surveillance capacity. In 2025, two outbreaks were recorded (in Angola and in Central African Republic) along with several events that required emergency vaccination. From January to May 2026, 16 confirmed cases were reported in three countries (Burkina Faso, Central African Republic and Cameroon), with additional suspected cases under investigation reported in five countries (Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, and Nigeria). Most infections are linked to ongoing sylvatic transmission spilling over into rural, under‑immunized communities. Recurrent events are straining health systems and increasing the risk of cross‑border spread. Region of the Americas: All 13 countries at high-risk for YF as per EYE strategy classification include the vaccine in their routine immunization, but coverage varies widely. After limited activity in 2024, transmission expanded sharply in 2025, including into areas that had not reported cases for decades. The region recorded 241 cases and 100 deaths between late 2024 and early 2025, an eightfold increase from the previous year. From January to May 2026, six countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) reported 79 confirmed cases, with Colombia most affected due to sylvatic exposure and travel by unvaccinated visitors. Ecological suitability for mosquito vectors, uneven vaccination coverage, increased human mobility, and the expansion of urban areas into forested environments continue to facilitate viral transmission. Other Regions: In regions outside Africa and the Americas, the risk of YF is primarily associated with imported cases, as no established local transmission cycles are present. Many countries require proof of vaccination for travellers from at‑risk areas. No imported cases were detected in 2025–2026, but ongoing transmission elsewhere, expanding vector habitats, rapid urbanization, and high international mobility mean the risk of introduction persists. The impact of any imported case would depend on rapid detection and the ability to respond effectively in areas where competent mosquito vectors are present. | Social | WHO | |
| 23-06-2026 | DSS notes a change in de facto authorities (DFA) practice regarding stopping UN vehicles following a first - ever search of UNSMS vehicles on a road mission to Herat's Kohsan District yesterday; | DSS notes a change in de facto authorities (DFA) practice regarding stopping UN vehicles following a first - ever search of UNSMS vehicles on a road mission to Herat's Kohsan District yesterday; authorities questioned one of the drivers and requested the driver's identification despite the presence of escorts. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 22-06-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.49, 70.73 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 5.2M, Depth:207.008km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 5.2. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 19-06-2026 | 24 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+20% vs previous week) | 24 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 20% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 20 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Darah, Sangin and 17 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 13 June 2026, four children were injured when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in the Chowk Majid area of Sangin city (Sangin, Helmand). No fatalities. | 2. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 13 June 2026, one child was killed and two others were injured when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in the Ab Jarandi area of Sangin district (Sangin, Helmand). Total fatality 1. | 3. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 13 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban security forces seized 16 rifles and 1,500 rounds of rifle ammunition in the Nari Zhura area of Dand Patan district (Dand Patan, Paktia), while were being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan by unidentified assailants. No arrests have been made in connection with the case so far. | 4. Other: Around 13 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities in Khost province ordered government departments to collect their employees' smartphones and warned that violators would be dismissed from their positions. Sources mentioned that about 90 smartphones were confiscated in a single day from staff at the Khost Agriculture Department. The Taliban have additionally introduced monitoring forms to track compliance, requiring officials to record employees' personal details and information about mobile devices. | 5. Other: Around 13 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities in Mazar-e-Sharif City, Balkh, imposed a ban on the use of smartphones by teachers in educational institutions despite the criticism that the measure could significantly undermine modern education, as teachers and students increasingly rely on smartphones to access educational materials, scientific resources, research platforms, and communication tools. | 6. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 14 June 2026, one child was killed and two others were injured when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in the Dasht-e Kewan area of Ghazni city (Ghazni, Ghazni), while the three children had found the shell and were attempting to move it from one location to another. Total fatality 1. | 7. Arrests: On 14 June 2026, Taliban authorities detained a Baloch woman after she went to a detention facility to inquire about her son in Zaranj city, Nimruz. Taliban fighters had beaten and arrested her son the previous day in Deh Rais village, Kang district, and she intervened to stop the assault. | 8. Other: Around 15 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities began collecting and banning the use of smartphones in government offices across several provinces in northern and northeastern Afghanistan (coded to Kabul). The policy has been implemented in Badakhshan, Balkh, and Faryab, where government employees have been ordered to stop using smartphones. Sources indicate that the directive also extends beyond government offices to all individuals receiving salaries from the Taliban administration. Employees have been warned that any smartphones found in their possession may be confiscated, with violators facing disciplinary measures, and that Taliban-affiliated bodies are overseeing enforcement. The campaign is ongoing and may expand to other provinces. | 9. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: Around 15 June 2026 (as reported),Taliban authorities in the Abchakan area of Puli Alam District, Logar Province, proceeded with plans to demolish residential homes after declaring the land state property, despite residents presenting legal documents and ownership proof. The planned action involved the destruction of civilian housing structures which was followed by protests by local residents (coded separately). | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 15 June 2026 (month of), Taliban security forces (coded as military) arrested 16 individuals across Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified) over a month for attempting to smuggle weapons, ammunition, narcotics, and other goods out of the country. The seized items included eight Kalashnikov rifles, two machine guns, seven M4 rifles, 12 pistols, 262 rounds of various types of heavy-caliber ammunition, 23 bundles of detonating cord, 2,300 grams of opium, 18 kilograms of methamphetamine, nine cartons of medicines and medical supplies, six motorcycles, and 56 vehicles and vehicle parts. The smugglers intended to transport the seized items illegally from Afghanistan to neighbouring countries. | 11. Other: Around 16 June 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice imposed new restrictions on healthcare workers in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified), requiring that female doctors who work with male doctors must have a mahram (a male guardian). The document instructed that no male doctor or employee may enter rooms where female patients are admitted, and that the workplaces of male and female doctors must be separated from each other. In addition, healthcare centres were required to establish separate waiting rooms for women and men and prevent their mixing. The Taliban also warned that individuals who violate these measures will face 'legal action'. | 12. Other: On 16 June 2026, the Taliban's Department of Education banned the use of smartphones in schools across Panjshir province (coded to Bazarak), instructing that teachers, staff members, and students are not permitted to use smartphones during either official or non-official hours. | 13. Other: Around 16 June 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Department of Education banned the use of smartphones in Wardak province (coded to Maidan Shahr), instructing that teachers, staff members, and students are not permitted to use smartphones during either official or non-official hours. | 14. Other: Around 16 June 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Vice and Virtue banned playing cricket in Kandahar province. The group prohibited youths from playing cricket and confiscated their cricket equipment in Aino Mina in Kandahar city. | 15. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 16 June 2026, Taliban authorities transferred ancestral lands belonging to hundreds of Hazara families for generations to Kuchi nomads in the Pishni Bala and Pishni Payin areas, Khedir district, Daykundi, through threats and coercion. They flogged a local resident who protested the land ownership transfer. | 16. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 17 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized 323 rounds of various Kalashnikov, M16, and pistol ammunition belonging to unidentified armed assailants in Aqchah district, Jowzjan. Five individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 17. Other: Around 17 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces instructed shopkeepers in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar, not to sell any items to women without a mahram (a male guardian), otherwise, their shops would be shut down and they could face imprisonment. | 18. Other: Around 17 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces instructed shopkeepers in Mehterlam city, Laghman, not to sell any items to women without a mahram (a male guardian). The Taliban warned that anyone violating the order would face four days in prison and have their shop closed for two weeks. | 19. Other: On 17 June 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested and detained two girls for failing to comply with the Taliban's prescribed hijab requirements near Abdul Ali Shah Tookhi School in the Imam Fakhr Razi area of Herat city, Herat. | 20. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 18 June | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 18-06-2026 | UN human rights experts warned today that a new Taliban decree on separation of spouses will legitimize child marriage and block women and girls from leaving abusive relationships | UN human rights experts warned today that a new Taliban decree on separation of spouses will legitimize child marriage and block women and girls from leaving abusive relationships. The experts cautioned that discriminatory provisions expose girls to prolonged harm, enable abuse of authority by guardians, and hinder access to courts . They stressed that existing restrictions on women's movement, education and employment make it nearly impossible to exercise rights under the decree. Non‑Self‑Governing Territories The UN Special Committee on Decolonisation reviewed calls to advance self -determination in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Guam and Tokelau, approving three draft resolutions to strengthen support for Non‑Self‑Governing Territories. Petitioners urged greater UN engagement in New Caledonia 's political crisis and upcoming elections, and raised concerns over autonomy and nuclear testing in French Polynesia. Guam representatives highlighted geopolitical pressures, while New Zealand reaffirmed support for Tokelau's gradual approach. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 16-06-2026 | The EU and Central Asian Special Envoys met in Almaty (Kazakhstan) yesterday to discuss the UN's role in coordinating international assistance for Afghanistan, with a focus on human rights | The EU and Central Asian Special Envoys met in Almaty (Kazakhstan) yesterday to discuss the UN's role in coordinating international assistance for Afghanistan, with a focus on human rights -particularly the rights of women and girls -as well as trade, connectivity, and regional cooperation. In parall el, at an event in Beijing marking the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's 25th anniversary, the Chinese foreign minister called on Member States to play a stronger role in supporting Afghanistan's reconstruction and advancing regional peace and stability. Jammu and Kashmir 3 UNMOGIP cited local media reporting a brief exchange of fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Balakote -Tarkundi sector of Poonch District in India -administered Kashmir early yesterday, allegedly triggered by Pakistani troops firing on Indian positions and prompting a short r etaliatory response. The incident, described as the first reported ceasefire violation along the LoC this year, caused no casualties or damage and remained under control. There has been no official confirmation from either side. | Economic, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 15-06-2026 | EU officials defended ongoing technical -level engagement with the de facto authorities (DFA) on migration returns while stressing that such contacts do not imply political recognition, amid | EU officials defended ongoing technical -level engagement with the de facto authorities (DFA) on migration returns while stressing that such contacts do not imply political recognition, amid continued criticism from European and Afghan stakeholders who warned that hosting a DFA delegation in Brussels could undermine human rights and legitimize the DFA. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 14-06-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.71, 70.87 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:221.803km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.6. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 12-06-2026 | 20 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+100% vs previous week) | 20 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 100% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 10 locations including Herat, Jibrail, Kabul - Unspecified and 7 additional locations. These events resulted in 7 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 6 June 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested a female worker of the Doctors Without Borders organization (MSF) in Herat city on the accusation of failing to comply with the dress code required by the Taliban. She was working in the pediatric department of Herat Regional Hospital and was arrested on her way to the hospital. She was held in custody for two days and was released after signing a written commitment to comply with the Taliban's mandatory dress requirements. | 2. Arrests: On 7 June 2026, Taliban vice and virtue forces arrested and detained women and girls in Jibrail area of Herat city (Herat, Herat), for not complying with the group's prescribed dress code or not having a male guardian while going outside of their homes. The women were taken from streets and markets and transferred to prison. Sources further stated that Taliban forces maintained a heavy presence in the area and carried out raids using vehicles. The exact number of those detained remains unclear. UNAMA confirmed that at least 30 women were detained by the Taliban's morality police on June 6 (coded separately) and 7, and dozens of other women received verbal warnings on allegations of non-compliance with the group's prescribed dress code. UNAMA also confirmed that the detainees were released on June 8. | 3. Other: On 7 June 2026, sounds of heavy gunfire were heard in areas around PD-9 and PD-10 of Kabul city (coded to Kabul). The exact location and purpose of the shooting were not clear, and Taliban authorities did not issue any statement. | 4. Other: Around 8 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada announced a ban on the use of smartphones, including mobile phones with cameras, in all government institutions (coded to Kabul). Sources state that the violators of the decree will be considered criminals and cases of non-compliance will be referred to military courts for prosecution and trial. The ban is to be implemented across civilian and military institutions. Sources also show a photo from the Barmal district police headquarters in Paktika indicating that the phones of about 15 employees were broken following enforcement of the order. The decree was likely issued following the circulation of videos involving Taliban members. | 5. Other: Around 8 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a new law titled 'Jihadist Artifacts Preservation Law' (coded to Kabul). The law emphasizes the recording, archiving, and display of accounts of suicide attacks and other Taliban military operations, as well as the preservation of war-related equipment, including weapons, vehicles, and other materiel, for exhibition in museums. It is structured into two chapters and 14 articles, and establishes the General Directorate for the Preservation of Jihadi Artifacts under the Ministry of Information and Culture to implement its provisions. The law assigns the directorate responsibility for collecting, registering, archiving, and publishing what it describes as 'material and spiritual artifacts of jihad,' including military equipment, weapons, combat vehicles, documents, letters, and personal narratives such as memoirs, oral accounts, poems, songs, and stories related to the group's conflict history. It also requires the documentation of suicide attacks, combat operations, and events from the group's 20-year conflict, alongside the collection of accounts of what it terms 'enemy crimes and atrocities.' The law further mandates the establishment of museums and exhibitions to display items such as tanks, helicopters, cannons, and other military equipment, and allows replicas to be produced and exhibited when original items are not available. | 6. Other: On 8 June 2026, sound of shooting with light and heavy weapons was heard in areas around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. The reason for the shooting was not clear, and Taliban authorities had not issued any statement. | 7. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 8 June 2026, seven people, including five children, were killed and four other children were injured when an unexploded artillery shell, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in Dangar Lagad village of Barmal district, Paktika, when they tried to break open the ordnance. Total 7 fatalities. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 9 June 2026, Taliban forces were deployed across various parts of Herat city following a public protest held in response to the arrest of women (coded separately). Sources confirmed that Taliban forces were stationed in different areas of the city and were monitoring people's movements. | 9. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 10 June 2026, Taliban forces set up checkpoints across the Jibrail area of Herat city following a public protest held in response to the arrest of women (coded separately), inspecting people's mobile phones. Taliban motorcycle patrols were also moving through the streets and alleys of the area. Sources said that Taliban intelligence forces collected the hard drives of CCTV surveillance cameras to identify and pursue protesters. | 10. Other: On 10 June 2026, Taliban's Directorate of Information and Culture, along with representatives of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, summoned several vloggers who had published protest videos in support of women and girls detained in Herat city (coded separately). The Taliban warned the individuals that they possessed all information and personal details about their families and instructed them to delete their published videos and to refrain from any further activity or commentary on the matter. Otherwise, it would result in referral to Taliban intelligence and harsher consequences. | 11. Other: On 10 June 2026, the Taliban governor of Herat province summoned neighborhood representatives from the city's fifteen districts, along with several local elders, at the Herat provincial government building in Herat city, and asked them to speak with residents to prevent any potential protests in reaction to the recent detention of women and girls by the Taliban (coded separately). The governor also asked local representatives to report any individuals or groups intending to participate in protests. | 12. Other: On 10 June 2026, Taliban authorities in Herat re-issued a directive requiring women to cover their entire bodies and faces in public and prohibiting them from singing, reciting, or speaking audibly in the presence of unrelated men or in public. The directive followed protests over the detention of women for alleged violations of the Taliban's dress requirements. Taliban Vice and Virtue forces also entered a private women's gathering in Herat province, attempting to take several women and girls into custody under the pretext of listening and playing music. The issue was later resolved after a commitment was provided that music would not be played at future gatherings. | 13. Other: On 10 June 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces sealed more than 10 shops in Bazarak city, Panjshir, because the shop owners were not present at congregational prayers. The Taliban routinely close markets and shops throughout Panjshir Province, including restaurants, during prayer times. | 14. Other: On 10 June 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested young men in Kandahar city on charges of trimming or shaving their beards. They were transferred to Kandahar Central Prison later. So far, their families have not been allowed to visit the prisoners. | 15. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 11 June 2026, Taliban forces set up checkpoints acr | Conflict | Fatalities: 7 | ACLED |
| 10-06-2026 | Cross‑border incidents between Afghanistan and Pakistan continue despite ongoing , Chinese -facilitated efforts to ease tensions | Cross‑border incidents between Afghanistan and Pakistan continue despite ongoing , Chinese -facilitated efforts to ease tensions . Overnight air strikes impacting Kunar, Khost and Paktika reportedly killed at least 13 people, including 11 children, and injured 14 others . This follows an attack near Peshawar yesterday by suspected Tehrik‑i‑Taliban Pakistan elements. Meanwhile , protests over dress code enforcement efforts 3 were met with force in Herat yesterday , reportedly resulting in at least two killed and 22 injured (see also UNOC C Daily of 8 June ). | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 08-06-2026 | UNAMA expresses concern over reports that de facto authorities have detained 23 women in Herat Province over the weekend during an expanded dress ‑code enforcement operation , which prompted public | UNAMA expresses concern over reports that de facto authorities have detained 23 women in Herat Province over the weekend during an expanded dress ‑code enforcement operation , which prompted public reactions. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 05-06-2026 | 10 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+11% vs previous week) | 10 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 11% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 7 locations including Herat, Kabul - Unspecified, Bazarak and 4 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 30 May 2026 (as reported), the Taliban reduced curfew hours from 8 pm to 10 pm and introduced stricter restrictions on nighttime movement for residents in Panjshir province (coded to Bazarak). Residents in villages were instructed not to leave their homes after 8 pm without prior coordination with local Taliban units, with warnings of arrest for non-compliance. In some districts like Paryan, individuals were required to coordinate with security checkpoints for any necessary nighttime movement. The measures were implemented across the province, although no official justification was provided by the Taliban authorities. | 2. Looting/property destruction: Looting: Around 30 May 2026 (as reported), three Taliban members stopped a rickshaw carrying several women and forcibly took their valuables, on Karbas Road in the Baraman area of Herat city, Herat province. Sources state that the Taliban members forced the women to hand over thousands of Afghanis in cash and around 200 grams of gold jewellery. The women were also threatened with arrest and death if they reported the incident. Taliban authorities have not commented on the case. | 3. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 30 May 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities tightened a nightly curfew by moving its start time from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., in Paryan district, Panjshir province. Residents were instructed not to leave their homes after 8:00 p.m. without prior coordination with nearby Taliban security checkpoints, with violations punishable by arrest. Sources state that the restrictions apply across Panjshir province and are widely believed to be aimed at limiting potential opposition activity as the weather becomes warmer. | 4. Other: Around 1 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada issued the 'Law on the Assessment of Movable and Immovable Properties of Absent Persons' in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul). The law establishes procedures for managing and safeguarding assets of absent persons, allows unclaimed property to be transferred to the state treasury, and requires the Taliban leader's approval for the restitution of assets belonging to individuals deemed opponents of the administration. While authorities described it as an administrative framework for absentee property, critics argued that it expanded state control over assets linked to political opposition. | 5. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 3 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized one PK-type machine gun, one pistol, 47 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, and three rounds of pistol ammunition belonging to unidentified armed assailants in Balkh province (coded to Mazar-e-Sharif). One individual was arrested in connection with the seizure. | 6. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 3 June 2026, two children from the same family were killed when an unexploded mine, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated while they were playing with it in Zurmat district (Rohani Baba), Paktia. Total 2 fatalities. | 7. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 4 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized 8 Kalashnikov rifles, 8 Kalashnikov magazines, 12 pistols, 3,000 rounds of pistol ammunition, 20 Kalashnikov firing pins, and 3 M4 rifles belonging to unidentified armed assailants in the Nari area of Dand Patan district, Paktia. The weapons had been smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan. | 8. Other: On 4 June 2026, Taliban forces prevented the holding of Eid al-Ghadir (a major Shia Muslim holiday commemoration) ceremonies and celebrations in several Shia populated areas of Herat province. Taliban officials informed local residents that celebrating Eid al-Ghadir 'has no place in Islam' and should therefore, not be observed. | 9. Other: On 4 June 2026, Taliban forces arrested a medical faculty student in Kabul province (coded to Kabul - Unspecified) over his father's activities on Facebook. His father was a supporter of girls' education and a critic of the Taliban on social media. The Taliban demanded his father to hand over access to his social media accounts. | 10. Other: Around 5 June 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities issued a directive in Herat city and ordered the arrest and imprisonment of women who appear in public without adhering to the Taliban's prescribed hijab requirements. It further stated that women and girls employed in government positions could be suspended from their jobs if they fail to comply with the mandated dress code. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 02-06-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.56, 70.40 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:200.185km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.7. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 01-06-2026 | Today , the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the adoption of a new decree that legitimises child marriage and treats a girl's silence as consent, calling it a grave and systematic | Today , the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the adoption of a new decree that legitimises child marriage and treats a girl's silence as consent, calling it a grave and systematic violation of international human rights law. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 31-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | Around 31 May 2026 (end of month), Taliban forces arrested a 27-year-old woman, a former gymnast, in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul), after she left home for a morning walk and exercise. Her relatives stated that her father received a call from the Taliban police district stating that she was arrested due to an inappropriate hijab and demanding 200,000 Afghanis for her release. Despite repeated visits to multiple Taliban security offices, the family has received no information about her whereabouts. She had previously been warned several times by Taliban members that she would be arrested if she continued exercising in public. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nimruz | On 31 May 2026, Taliban forces shot and killed a former member of Afghanistan's security forces, in Zaranj city, Nimruz province. Local sources state that Taliban members opened fire on the victim without providing any reason. The victim had served for several years in the former Afghan National Army. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 31-05-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Parwan | On 31 May 2026, Afghanistan Freedom and Justice Movement militants attacked a Taliban checkpoint in the Bagh Abdullah Jan area of Sayyid Khel district of Parwan. The group claimed that one Taliban fighter was killed and another wounded in the attack. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-05-2026 | Road in Afghanistan | Deaths: 20; Affected: 33; Location: Between Jalalabad and Kaboul; DisNo: 2026-0361-AFG; Event_Start: 2026-05-30; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-06-08 | Technological | EMDAT | |
| 30-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Logar | On 30 May 2026, Taliban fighters assaulted and beat local residents following an incident in which a Taliban vehicle rammed into a market in the Zayd Abad area of Mohammad Agha district in Logar resulting in the deaths of three civilians. According to reports, other Taliban members also pressured individuals not to publish footage of the incident and attempted to forcibly prevent its dissemination. Total 3 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 30-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nuristan | On 30 May 2026, a local resident, likely a farmer, was shot and killed during aerial gunfire carried out by armed assailants with connections to the Taliban, while he was watering the lawn in front of his home in Ashitvi village of Paroon city in Nuristan. The provincial governor's office of Nuristan described the incident as an accident, however, other residents said that the killing likely was intentional and that the perpetrator's close ties to the Taliban had influenced the official characterization of the incident as unintentional. The perpetrators were arrested, and following the incident, local residents staged a protest (coded separately). Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Paktia | Around 30 May 2026 (as reported), the dead body of a former former General Director of Coordination within the Paktia Provincial Justice Directorate under the former Afghan Republic government was recovered in the PD4 of Gardez city in Paktia. The deceased had been abducted four months earlier (coded separately). He had been dismissed from office following the Taliban's takeover and subsequent administrative changes. His recovered body bore gunshot and stab wounds. The perpetrators and motive remain unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | On 30 May 2026, a Taliban fighter assaulted and beat a civilian in Kama district, Nangarhar province for waving the Afghan national flag. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-05-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | On 30 May 2026, Afghanistan Freedom Front militants clashed with Taliban forces after launching several rocket attacks on a Taliban battalion base near the Company area in Baharak district, Badakhshan province. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Zabul | Around 29 May 2026 (as reported), Taliban severely tortured and beat a man who was traveling from Dubai to his village in Qarah Baghi village of Shah Joi district, Zabul, demanding money from him. There were signs of deep bruises across different parts of his body. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-05-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Takhar | Other: Around 28 May 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces arrested 21 individuals from a house in Baharak district, Takhar on charges of playing music and songs. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Jowzjan | On 28 May 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a former deputy of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Junbish), loyal to Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, in Jowzjan province (coded to Sheberghan) and transferred him to Kabul. He had recently returned to Afghanistan under the Taliban commission's official invitation for political figures but was detained shortly after his arrival. Sources said that he is currently being interrogated and investigated by Taliban intelligence agencies, but after his arrest, there is still no information about his fate and whereabouts. He was a well-known scholarly, religious, and cultural figure within the Turkmen community. Motive unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-05-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | Around 27 May 2026 (week of), a Taliban fighter shot and killed a Taliban traffic officer (assumed unarmed based on the video) in the Pul-e Charkhi Kuhnah area of Bagrami district (Bagrami, Kabul) following an argument, as shown in video footage. The deceased traffic officer was from Pashayi ethnic group. No further details regarding the cause of the dispute are available. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 26-05-2026 | The de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicly condemned a train bombing in Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan) this past Sunday, responsibility for which was claimed by Balochistan Liberation Army | The de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicly condemned a train bombing in Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan) this past Sunday, responsibility for which was claimed by Balochistan Liberation Army insurgents. Comment : This initiative , including expressi ons of condolences , suggests an effort to distance Afghanistan from cross -border militancy concerns. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 22-05-2026 | Today, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned of rising involuntary returns of Afghan refugees and asylum ‑seekers, noting that deportations from Iran, Pakistan and some EU countries expose | Today, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned of rising involuntary returns of Afghan refugees and asylum ‑seekers, noting that deportations from Iran, Pakistan and some EU countries expose returnees -particularly women, girls, media and civil society workers and LGBTIQ+ persons -to grave protection risks. Citing UNHCR data showing nearly 270,000 deportations th is year, he urged all States to halt forcible returns amid Afghanistan's severe human rights, humanitarian and cross ‑border insecurity conditions. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 21-05-2026 | Flood / Flood (General) in Afghanistan | Heavy rain; Deaths: 28; Affected: 3,260; Location: Baghlan, Badakhchan, Kabul, Parwan, Kapisa, Khost, Paktia, Maidan Wardak, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Herat, Badghis, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Laghman, and Kunar; DisNo: 2026-0353-AFG; Event_Start: 2026-05-21; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-06-09 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 20-05-2026 | Flood in Afghanistan — near 36.80, 71.37 | Flood in Afghanistan Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 20-05-2026 | The UN and NGO partners launched yesterday the 2026 Response Plan for Afghan Returnees , targeting 2 | The UN and NGO partners launched yesterday the 2026 Response Plan for Afghan Returnees , targeting 2.7 million people expected to return from Iran and Pakistan between April and December . The plan covers aid at border crossings and support for reintegration . Noting that nearly 5.9 million Afghans have returned since September 2023, including 600,000 in the first four months of 2026 , partners called for full funding to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation and support sustainable reintegration. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 13-05-2026 | In a joint statement issued following a conference on accountability, truth, and reconciliation in Geneva yesterday, a collaborative platform for civil society activists -the so -called Afghanistan | In a joint statement issued following a conference on accountability, truth, and reconciliation in Geneva yesterday, a collaborative platform for civil society activists -the so -called Afghanistan Civil and Democratic Forces Network -warned that the country was nearing a “suspended collapse .” Reference was made to de facto authorities' continued lack of progress on political reform, inclusive governance, respect for human rights and adherence to international obligations . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 12-05-2026 | Pakistani officials have reiterated concerns about the alleged presence of Tehreek -e-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant -Khorasan Province insurgents in Afghanistan and, last | Pakistani officials have reiterated concerns about the alleged presence of Tehreek -e-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant -Khorasan Province insurgents in Afghanistan and, last Friday, formally protested a 9 May Bannu attack on a police p ost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province . In this context, UNAMA report s that 372 civilians were killed and 397 others were injured in cross -border violence between January -31 March (see also UNOCC Daily of 17 March ). | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 08-05-2026 | 14 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+56% vs previous week) | 14 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 56% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 10 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Khost, Nari and 7 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: Around 2 May 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces burned 829 musical instruments, hookah devices, and boards displaying images of living beings in Khost province. | 2. Other: On 3 May 2026, Taliban intelligence forces raided the Paigard News Agency office in Kabul province (coded as Kabul - Unspecified), confiscating two computers and three smartphones belonging to the agency, as well as three smartphones belonging to other journalists. The Taliban also treated the journalists harshly and violently (likely without physical violence due to lack of further details). | 3. Other: On 3 May 2026, the Taliban Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice confiscated and burned 892 items considered contrary to Islamic principles in Khost city, Khost province. The destroyed items included hookahs, musical instruments, and curtains displaying images of living beings. Taliban officials stated that the items had been collected from various districts across the province and destroyed in a remote location. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 3 May 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized 28 pistols and 1,450 rounds of ammunition from an unknown group in the Nari area of Dand Patan district, Paktia, while the weapons and ammunition were being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan. | 5. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 5 May 2026, a young man was killed and three children were injured when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in Bagram district, Parwan, while the man was attempting to open it. Total 1 fatality. | 6. Other: Around 5 May 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces increased restrictions on women's clothing and movement in Herat city, insulting women for wearing mantos (a more casual form of hijab rather than a burqa). Sources stated that Taliban morality police forces, along with military forces, were stationed daily at busy intersections to monitor public transport vehicles and prevent women wearing mantos from boarding. | 7. Other: Around 6 May 2026 (week of), Taliban banned the sale of SIM cards from telecommunications networks to women in Yakawlang district, Bamyan. Sources stated that the Taliban instructed SIM card vendors and telecom representatives that they are not allowed to sell SIM cards to women. | 8. Arrests: On 6 May 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a former police officer in Misgaran village, Dara district, Panjshir province (coded as Darah city). The victim had turned to personal business and shopkeeping after the collapse of the former republic and had recently returned from Kabul to Panjshir due to economic hardship. He was transferred to a Taliban military unit, and no information regarding his condition or whereabouts has since been released. | 9. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 6 May 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized six rifles from an unknown group in the Nari area of Dand Patan district, Paktia. One individual was arrested in connection with the seizure. | 10. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 6 May 2026, at least six children were injured when an unexploded mortar shell, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in Ormur village of Daimir Dad district, Wardak. The condition of three of them was critical. | 11. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 6 May 2026, one child was killed and another was injured when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war belonging to unidentified armed assailants, detonated in the Qatraghai area of Rodat district, Nangarhar, while they were playing with it. Total 1 fatality. | 12. Arrests: On 6 May 2026, Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence members arrested a journalist and the head of Paigard News Agency, a private news agency in Kabul - Unspecified (Kabul) for unknown reasons. A report in mentioned that the journalist had not yet been allowed visits from either family members or a lawyer. | 13. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 7 May 2026, an old mortar shell exploded in Ormur area, Daimir Dad district, Wardak province, injuring six children. Three of the injured children are in critical condition. There were no fatalities. | 14. Arrests: Around 8 May 2026 (as reported), Taliban intelligence forces arrested a Muslim religious scholar in Rukha district, Panjshir province. The victim served as the head of Darul Huffaz Jame-ul-Anwar and was also the leader of the local community council in Shast village. Sources stated that he was detained during the previous week, although the reason for his arrest remains unknown. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 07-05-2026 | Pakistan Yesterday, the Pakistan's defence minister stated that Pakistan would no longer remain silent over what he described as destructive activities by the Afghan de facto authorities, warning | Pakistan Yesterday, the Pakistan's defence minister stated that Pakistan would no longer remain silent over what he described as destructive activities by the Afghan de facto authorities, warning that Islamabad would 3 determine when war begins. In contrast, opposition leader Khan Achakzai rejected military action following failed negotiations and called for talks between Kabul and Islamabad under UN auspices. In parallel, the de facto authorities urged international organizations and UNHCR to engage with Pakistan to prevent harassment of Afghan nationals and facilitate their swift repatriation. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 04-05-2026 | Pakistan UNAMA reported that informal talks between Afghan and Pakistani actors in Istanbul last Friday, facilitated by Türkiye and Qatar , ended without a n official outcome despite calls for de | Pakistan UNAMA reported that informal talks between Afghan and Pakistani actors in Istanbul last Friday, facilitated by Türkiye and Qatar , ended without a n official outcome despite calls for de -escalation. In this context, cross -border hostilities have continued along the border districts of Kunar and Nangarhar provinces in late April and early May, resulting in at least seven people killed and 79 injured. Since late February , about 100,900 people have been displaced, with widespread impacts on health, education, and food security affecting hundreds of thousands amid ongoing access constraints. | Political, Social, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 01-05-2026 | 10 Explosions/Remote violence events in Afghanistan (+11% vs previous week) | 10 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 11% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 9 locations including Barmal, Asad Abad, Chapa Dara and 6 additional locations. These events resulted in 12 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 12 | ACLED |
| 30-04-2026 | There is media interest in informal “Track 2” discussions that reportedly took place in Istanbul yesterday between Afghan and Pakistani representatives | There is media interest in informal “Track 2” discussions that reportedly took place in Istanbul yesterday between Afghan and Pakistani representatives . This development follows renewed cross -border clashes earlier this week between Taliban de facto forces and Pakistani troops (see also UNOCC Daily of 28 April). | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 30-04-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 30 April 2026, National Resistance Front militants, in a targeted operation, injured two Taliban members in the 'Qala-e Najjara' area of the Kabul - PD11, Kabul city. No NRF casualties. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-04-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kabul | Land seizure: Around 29 April 2026 (as reported), the Taliban, through the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing, seized a total of 166 hectares of land in Alokhil village, Kabul - PD16 city, designating it as 'Emirati' (Taliban) land after reviewing documents and records through the Special Court for Handling Cases of Land Seizure. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-04-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kabul | Other: Around 29 April 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Information and Culture imposed new restrictions on media outlets in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul), requiring them to invite only guests approved by the ministry and to issue permission for them to participate in political programs. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | On 29 April 2026, unknown gunmen killed the imam (prayer leader) of a mosque in his home in Shamshah Pur village, Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar. The Taliban claimed to arrest one person in connection with the murder. Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-04-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Takhar | Other: On 29 April 2026, Taliban vice and virtue forces carried out a raid on a private residence and arrested two women working as beauticians in the 4th Shahidi Road Area of Taluqan city (Takhar), for unknown reasons. While the official reason for the detention remains unknown, the victims' families have publicly stated that both women were simply working out of a beauty salon to support their households and had strictly observed all mandatory Islamic dress codes. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Panjshir | On 29 April 2026, Taliban members killed a man in Bazarak city (Panjshir),for unknown reasons. The man had recently returned from Iran. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 29 April 2026, Taliban vice and virtue forces assaulted a man in Kabul - Unspecified city, Kabul, for unknown reasons. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-04-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kabul | Change to armed group: On 28 April 2026, an armed group called the 'Freedom and Justice Movement' declared its presence in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul) as an anti-Taliban resistance front led by former Afghan security forces commander Hamid Saifi. In a video, the front claimed its intention to operate across multiple fronts, including military, political, civil, and ideological efforts. Colonel Saifi was active in fighting the Taliban on the battlefield as well as on social media during the previous government. He had previously sustained severe injuries in an explosion targeting his armored vehicle. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-04-2026 | Pakistani air strikes and artillery shelling reportedly impacted several parts of eastern Kunar Province yesterday, killing at least four civilians and injuring some 70 others | Pakistani air strikes and artillery shelling reportedly impacted several parts of eastern Kunar Province yesterday, killing at least four civilians and injuring some 70 others . This incident follows a period of relative calm during and after the Eid ceasefire . Meanwhile, UNICEF warns today that restrictions on girls' secondary education and women's employment could result in a shortage of over 25,000 female teachers 3 and health workers by 2030 . It is estimated that restrictions are already costing the country around US$ million annually in lost economic output, with wider risks to essential service delivery and long -term recovery. Viet Nam OHCHR warns that envisaged legal reforms may further undermine the independence of the legal profession and fair trial guarantees. By way of example, a decree that is to enter into force on 18 May will expand local authorities' powers to sanction lawyers and revoke practicing certificates, raising concerns about increased state oversight. In addition, p roposed amendments to the country's c riminal code could weaken lawyer client confidentiality and draft changes to the Law on Lawyers have potential to constrain independent legal representation, particularly in sensitive cases . | Economic, Social, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 28-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | Around 28 April 2026 (as reported), the Afghanistan Green Trend, led by former Afghan Vice-President Amrullah Saleh, poisoned Taliban security forces in Mir Bacha Kot district, Kabul. They were transferred to hospital for treatment. Motive unknown. No further details. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-04-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 28 April 2026, an employee of the Taliban Ministry of Interior was killed by individuals affiliated with the Taliban inside the Ministry in Kabul city, over religious discrimination. Sources stated that religious and ethnic issues were the motive for the killing. The victim was a follower of the Ismaili sect and originally from Shighnan district of Badakhshan. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 28-04-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Panjshir | Other: Around 28 April 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice closed sewing training workshops for women in Rukha district, Panjshir, under the pretext of 'promoting the unveiling of women.' Sources said that in these two workshops, funded by the WFP, more than 50 women were participating in training. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-04-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 37.35, 71.31 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:105.112km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 5.1. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 27-04-2026 | Humanitarian partners and NGOs have mobilised food and relief assistance in response to flash floods impacting several areas this past weekend | Humanitarian partners and NGOs have mobilised food and relief assistance in response to flash floods impacting several areas this past weekend . In Herat 's Adraskan District and in parts of Ghor Province, over 300 homes were damaged or destroyed . In Baghlan Province, heavy rainfall caused three deaths and five injuries and damaged shelters and assets in disparate locations . | Environmental, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 27-04-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 27 April 2026, Taliban forces killed a university student in Khair Khana area of Kabul - PD11. He had recently been released from prison. His uncle had also been killed by the Taliban after returning to Afghanistan from Iran. He was a resident of Panjshir, one of the main bases of anti-Taliban resistance. Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 24-04-2026 | Flood / Flood (General) in Afghanistan | Intense rain; Deaths: 18; Affected: 73,309; Location: Kabul, Bamiyan, Paktia, Ghor, Badghis, Balkh, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Jawzjan, Baghlan, Faryab; DisNo: 2026-0305-AFG; Event_Start: 2026-04-24; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-05-11 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 22-04-2026 | Flood in Afghanistan — near 36.00, 67.67 | Flood in Afghanistan Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 22-04-2026 | A humanitarian operation , coordinated by ICRC, the Afghan Red Crescent Society and WFP , began yesterday to deliver urgently needed aid to previously inaccessible areas of eastern Nuristan Province | A humanitarian operation , coordinated by ICRC, the Afghan Red Crescent Society and WFP , began yesterday to deliver urgently needed aid to previously inaccessible areas of eastern Nuristan Province , where round 136,000 people in Kamdesh and Barg -e-Matal have faced severe shortages of food, healthcare and basic supplies for over six weeks . The aid delivery follow s engagement with parties to the conflict and limited restoration of access routes. | Political, Social, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 20-04-2026 | Cross‑border hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan intensified in mid ‑April, causing civilian casualties, damage to infrastructure, and continued suspension of UN operations | Cross‑border hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan intensified in mid ‑April, causing civilian casualties, damage to infrastructure, and continued suspension of UN operations. More than 94,000 people have been displaced across six provinces, with access constraints persisting despite limited border openings and the partial reopening of the Nari -Kamdesh road. In this context, de facto authorities have reiterated calls for inclusive political dialogue amid growing domestic and international criticism , while encouraging the return of exiled politicians . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 18-04-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.56, 70.90 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:186.074km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.5. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 18-04-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.62, 70.79 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 5.3M, Depth:198.753km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 5.3. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 17-04-2026 | 13 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+30% vs previous week) | 13 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 30% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 12 locations including Herat, Bamyan, Faiz Abad and 9 additional locations. These events resulted in 1 reported fatality. List of events: 1. Other: On 11 April 2026, the Taliban's Directorate of Information and Culture and Directorate of Education halted the educational programs of Lawang Radio in Khost city, claiming that the programs did not comply with the Taliban regulations. | 2. Arrests: On 11 April 2026, Taliban forces arrested a Shia cleric in Herat province for unknown reasons. He was previously detained once for holding a Muharram ceremony and once for organizing Eid prayers. | 3. Other: On 12 April 2026, Taliban forces used gunfire after they saw a drone (likely from Pakistani forces, based on the recent clashes) in Kabul city. The Taliban did not make any official statement regarding the incident. | 4. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 13 April 2026, a child was killed when an unexploded landmine, a remnant of war, detonated in Badrab area of Tagab district, Kapisa, after the child struck it. Total 1 fatality. | 5. Arrests: On 13 April 2026, Taliban intelligence arrested a former Taliban leadership member in Kandahar province and held him in custody on suspicion during efforts aimed at reconciliation between the Taliban and Pakistan. He served as finance minister during the previous Taliban era and was considered a close figure to the Taliban's late leader, Mullah Omar. However, pro-Taliban sources rejected the arrest claims. He had returned to Afghanistan from the United Arab Emirates two years ago. | 6. Other: On 14 April 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a former police officer in the 'Khir Khanna' area of the Kabul - PD11 (Kabul), over suspected ties to the National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Afghanistan Green Trend. | 7. Arrests: On 14 April 2026, Taliban intelligence arrested seven Taliban members in Badakhshan province (coded to Faiz Abad) on allegations of links to IS. The detainees included a company commander in a communications unit of the Taliban Defense Ministry, a publications officer in a border unit, three officers, and a former head of the state-run radio and television station in Badakhshan. One of the detainees was later released, while the other six were transferred in custody to Kabul. However, relatives of the detainees denied the allegations, saying they had no links to IS and were targeted in a 'conspiracy.' Sources stated that six of the detainees were from the same village in Jurm district and were known locally for holding Salafi religious views. | 8. Other: Around 15 April 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice ordered barbers in Kama district, Nangarhar, not to trim or shave men's beards. They also warned barbers that they will face consequences if they continue to shave or trim men's beards. | 9. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 15 April 2026, two people were wounded when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war, detonated in a house in Giro district (coded to Pana), Ghazni. There were no fatalities. | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: On 15 April 2026, Taliban police forces discovered and defused a cluster bomb, left over from previous wars, in Jari Eidgah area of PD1 Qala-i-Now city, Badghis. | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 15 April 2026 (as reported), Taliban Counter-Terrorism Police discovered and seized 127 mortar rounds from an unknown group in Sawkai district, Kunar. | 12. Arrests: On 15 April 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested about 20 students from Herat University in Herat city under the pretext of not wearing a cap and having short beards. | 13. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 16 April 2026 (as reported), Taliban confiscated 4700 jeribs (2322 acres) of land and homes belonging to a number of residents in Jagra Khil area of Bamyan city. Sources claimed that the Taliban intend to expel the presence of other ethnic groups, especially the Hazaras. The main population of Bamyan are Hazaras (likely following Shia Islam based on location). | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 15-04-2026 | OCHA report ed that the main supply road between Kunar and Nuristan Provinces reopened on Monday after nearly two months of closure due to clashes, which had affected around 100,000 people | OCHA report ed that the main supply road between Kunar and Nuristan Provinces reopened on Monday after nearly two months of closure due to clashes, which had affected around 100,000 people . Humanitarian partners are seeking to deliver aid to those in need . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 13-04-2026 | On 10 April, unidentified gunmen on motorcycles attacked civilians picnicking near a Shia shrine in Deh Meri, situated between Injil and Zinda Jan districts of Herat Province | On 10 April, unidentified gunmen on motorcycles attacked civilians picnicking near a Shia shrine in Deh Meri, situated between Injil and Zinda Jan districts of Herat Province. UNAMA confirmed at least 11 people killed and 11 others injured, including women and children. No group has claimed responsibility, though similar attacks on Shiite communities in the province have been attributed to the Islamic State of Khorasan. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 10-04-2026 | 10 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+43% vs previous week) | 10 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 43% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 9 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Bakhtan, Bazarak and 6 additional locations. These events resulted in 1 reported fatality. List of events: 1. Other: On 4 April 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces threatened doctors and shut down some of the sections of the maternity hospital in Herat city, for providing birth control pills and condoms to women. Taliban Vice and Virtue forces interrogated female doctors and forced patients to wear the form of hijab (a traditional head covering worn by Muslim women) mandated by the group. | 2. Other: Around 5 April 2026 (as reported), Taliban supreme leader issued a decree ordering public institutions to identify and replace what he described as 'foreign terms' in official documents (coded to Kabul). Since returning to power, the Taliban has removed or discouraged the use of Persian-language terms in official and academic settings. | 3. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 6 April 2026, one child was killed, and three others were injured by the explosion of an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war in Mardikhel area of Khost city, Khost. Total 1 fatality and 3 injuries. | 4. Other: On 8 April 2026, Taliban officers detained dozens of people, mostly tribal elders, in Bazarak city (Panjshir). The detentions were made after the killing of the deputy head of Taliban intelligence in the Paryan district. | 5. Other: On 8 April 2026, Taliban officers detained two former military officers in the Bakhtan area (Surkh Rud, Nangarhar), for unknown reasons. The victims had gone to after the collapse of the previous government and had returned to Afghanistan only about a week prior to their arrest. | 6. Other: On 8 April 2026, the Taliban's Minister of Higher Education threatened, humiliated, and expelled a group of students from the Uzbek Language and Literature Department at Kabul University in Kabul - PD3 for wearing red (Uzbeki) hats. He also slapped one of the students. The minister claimed that this type of hat is linked to the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement and that Uzbek students should not wear it, while Uzbeks consider the red-colored hat part of their culture | 7. Arrests: Around 8 April 2026 (week of), Taliban intelligence forces arrested a former military member from Mesgaran village of Darah district, Panjshir, and transferred him to a brigade. Since then, there has been no information about his whereabouts. Sources stated that he was running a shop after the Taliban returned to power and had moved back from Kabul to Panjshir, where he was arrested a few days later. | 8. Other: On 9 April 2026, The Taliban government issued a new directive in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified, Kabul). The directive mandates that Shia university students convert to Hanafi Sunni jurisprudence under the guise of preserving national unity and cohesion, while further instructing all students to avoid un-Islamic hairstyles, refrain from walking bareheaded on campus, and strictly avoid listening to music. | 9. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 9 April 2026, the 201 Khalid bin Walid Corps discovered and seized 13 handguns and 10 cartons of explosives from an unknown group in various areas of Nangarhar province (coded to Jalalabad). | 10. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: On 10 April 2026, Taliban forces discovered and seized weapons, including 20 rifles, 4 Kalashnikovs, and an M4, belonging to an unknown group from Qimti village of Dand Patan district near the Durand Line, Paktia. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 10-04-2026 | Between 1 -7 April, r epresentatives from Afghanistan and Pakistan held informal talks in Urumqi (China) | Between 1 -7 April, r epresentatives from Afghanistan and Pakistan held informal talks in Urumqi (China) . Chinese officials described the talks as candid and pragmatic , with both sides committing to refrain from actions that could escalate tensions. Meanwhile, recent flooding in Afghanistan has destroyed over 3, hectares of farmland nationwide . | Environmental, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 03-04-2026 | 13 Explosions/Remote violence events in Afghanistan (-28% vs previous week) | 13 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 28% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Asad Abad, Nari, Baharak and 8 additional locations. These events resulted in 11 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 11 | ACLED |
| 03-04-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 36.55, 70.85 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 5.8M, Depth:186.371km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 5.8. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 03-04-2026 | Earthquake / Ground movement in Afghanistan | Deaths: 12; Affected: 194; Location: Kabul, Panjsher, Logar, Nangarhar, Laghman and Nuristan provinces; DisNo: 2026-0228-AFG; Event_Start: 2026-04-03; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-04-16 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 02-04-2026 | According to DSS, tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated further between 30 March and April, with Pakistani forces reportedly conducting shelling and small arms fire in Kunar Province, | According to DSS, tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated further between 30 March and April, with Pakistani forces reportedly conducting shelling and small arms fire in Kunar Province, wounding two children . Separately, o n Tuesday, UN human rights experts expressed alarm over the continuing ban preventing Afghan women from accessing UN premises, including UN national staff, contractors and visitors , calling it a “direct attack on women's rights ”. | Political | UNOCC | |
| 31-03-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | Around 31 March 2026 (end of month), Taliban intelligence forces arrested a well-known businessman, along with his brother and driver, in the Makroyan area of Kabul city (Kabul - Unspecified), likely due to his ties with U.S. and NATO forces during the previous government. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-03-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Balkh | Around 31 March 2026 (as reported), the Taliban publicly flogged two individuals 30 to 39 times and sentenced them to 2 years in prison in Shortepa district (Balkh), on accusation of homosexuality. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-03-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kunar | Around 31 March 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces destroyed a Pakistani outpost (likely through an attack on the Pakistani security personnel based on ongoing clashes) near the Durand line in Dangam district, Kunar province. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-03-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kunar | Property destruction: Around 30 March 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces removed barbed wire near the now-abandoned Pakistani posts along the Durand line in Kunar province (coded to Asad Abad). | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-03-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Paktia | Property destruction: Around 30 March 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces removed barbed wire near the now-abandoned Pakistani posts along the Durand line in Paktia province (coded to Gardez). | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-03-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | Explosive remnants of war: Around 29 March 2026 (as reported), two children were wounded when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war, detonated after they picked up the shell they had found in Torkham town in Momand Dara district, Nangarhar. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-03-2026 | International armed conflict drives evacuations and displacement across multiple provinces. | Displacement and evacuations were reported due to international armed conflict. Affected locations included Nuristan, Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktika, Khost, and Paktia in Afghanistan. | Conflict | High concern | HDX Signals |
| 28-03-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Herat | On 28 March 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested two women education activists in Herat city, Herat, for posting messages on social media in support of girls' education. One of the detainees, a university lecturer, had shared a video urging the Taliban to reopen schools and universities for girls. The other activist had expressed hope for equal access to education. They were released on 29 March following the intervention of local elders and the signing of a guarantee letter. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-03-2026 | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events in Afghanistan (-65% vs previous week) | 18 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 65% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Asad Abad, Mara wara, Sar Kani and 10 additional locations. These events resulted in 10 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 10 | ACLED |
| 27-03-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kunar | Around 27 March 2026 (as reported), clashes erupted between the Taliban and Pakistani military forces in several areas of Nari district, Kunar, bordering Pakistan's Upper Dir and Chitral area (KPK). Taliban claimed that two Pakistani posts were destructed by the Taliban's 201 Khalid bin Walid Corps. The Taliban claimed that one of the posts was used by Pakistani forces to fire on residents of Kamdesh and Bargi Matal districts of Nuristan province while they were traveling. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-03-2026 | Pakistan resumed yesterday military operations along the Afghan border | Pakistan resumed yesterday military operations along the Afghan border . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 27-03-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Ghazni | Explosive remnants of war: On 27 March 2026, two children were killed and two other children were wounded when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war, detonated while they were playing with it in the Ali Khan Khel area of Khugyani district, Ghazni. Total 2 fatalities and 2 injuries. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 26-03-2026 | Pakistan In a statement yesterday , the Secretary -General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Yermekbayev indicated that the organization could facilitate mediation between Pakistan and | Pakistan In a statement yesterday , the Secretary -General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Yermekbayev indicated that the organization could facilitate mediation between Pakistan and Afghanistan's de facto authorities (DFA) , noting that existing SCO mechanisms could support de -escalation and a negotiated political solution to the crisis. Comment : Afghanistan has held observer status within the SCO since 2012; however, its level of engagement has remained uncertain following the DFA's return to power in 2021. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 26-03-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kunduz | On 26 March 2026, Afghanistan Freedom Front militants killed 2 Taliban members and injured another in an attack on a Taliban military vehicle on the Kunduz-Khanabad Highway in PD5 of Kunduz city. Total 2 fatalities and 1 injury. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 25-03-2026 | Flood in Afghanistan — near 32.10, 63.95 | Flood in Afghanistan Magnitude 0 Significant Impact. Alert: Orange. | Environmental | Orange | GDACS |
| 25-03-2026 | Pakistan In a joint statement on Tuesday, 11 prominent religious scholars from Afghanistan and Pakistan urged both sides to extend the Eid -ul-Fitr ceasefire until Eid -ul-Adha holidays (26 -27 May), | Pakistan In a joint statement on Tuesday, 11 prominent religious scholars from Afghanistan and Pakistan urged both sides to extend the Eid -ul-Fitr ceasefire until Eid -ul-Adha holidays (26 -27 May), warning that continued hostilities deepen deprivation, mistrust, and sectarian divisions. They underscored the need for reconciliation and the restoration of bilateral relations to rebuild trust among their peoples (see also UNOCC Daily of 23 March). Comment : The joint appeal represents a limited but notable confidence -building measure, linking religious authority to de -escalation. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 25-03-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Jowzjan | Security measures: On 25 March 2026, the Taliban's 209 Al-Fath Corps base conducted tests of its air defense systems in Sheberghan district, Jowzjan, in preparation for potential attack threats from Pakistan. Sources stated that the military test lasted nearly twenty minutes and caused concern among residents in several areas, including Eid Mahalla, Khwaja Khairan, and Jangal Bagh. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-03-2026 | Flood / Flood (General) in Afghanistan | Heavy rain; Deaths: 169; Affected: 74,430; Location: Parwan, Maidan Wardak, Daikundi, Logar, Herat, Farah, Badghis, Ghor, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Jawzjan, Faryab, Laghman, Paktia, Kandahar, Zabul, Helmand, Uruzgan, Nangarhar; DisNo: 2026-0202-AFG; Event_Start: 2026-03-25; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-04-30 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 24-03-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kunar | Around 24 March 2026 (between 24 - 25 March), clashes erupted between Taliban border forces and Pakistani military forces in Nawah area of Sar Kani district, Kunar. Taliban claimed that one Pakistani soldier was killed and three Pakistani posts were destroyed. Pakistan has not yet confirmed the loss. Total 1 uncorroborated fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 24-03-2026 | Pakistan Last week, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) released the Global Terrorism Index 2026, indicating an overall global relative decline in terrorism in 2025, with deaths decreasing by | Pakistan Last week, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) released the Global Terrorism Index 2026, indicating an overall global relative decline in terrorism in 2025, with deaths decreasing by 28 per cent. However, the report ranks Pakistan first globally in the 2026 Index based on 2025 terrorism data , marking the first time it has been identified as the country most impacted by terrorism. | Economic | UNOCC | |
| 23-03-2026 | UNAMA reports that a temporary Eid al -Fitr ceasefire was announced on 18 March between the de facto authorities and Pakistan, marking a mutually facilitated pause in hostilities supported by | UNAMA reports that a temporary Eid al -Fitr ceasefire was announced on 18 March between the de facto authorities and Pakistan, marking a mutually facilitated pause in hostilities supported by regional mediators, including Gulf states and Türkiye. Both sides framed the truce as a goodwill gesture but attached strict conditions, warning that any provocation would trigger a resumption of operations. Despite the truce, reports from 19 -22 March indicated alleged ceasefire violations, particularly in eastern Afghanistan, including cross - border shelling affecting civilian areas. Afghan officials accused Pakistan of breaching the agreement, while | Political | UNOCC | |
| 21-03-2026 | Earthquake in Afghanistan — near 35.08, 69.95 | Earthquake in Afghanistan Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:89.54km Minor Impact. Alert: Green. Magnitude: 4.5. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 20-03-2026 | 51 Explosions/Remote violence events in Afghanistan (+96% vs previous week) | 51 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 96% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 32 locations including Nari, Kamdesh, Mara wara and 29 additional locations. These events resulted in 284 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 284 | ACLED |
| 18-03-2026 | There is media interest in Pakistan's announced intent today to pause strikes on Afghanistan | There is media interest in Pakistan's announced intent today to pause strikes on Afghanistan. This follows unconfirmed Pakistani military fatalities in cross -border clashes yesterday , at the Gholam Khan border crossing (Khost Province) , and strong international reactions to a 16 March strike on Kabul that resulted in notable civilian casualtie s (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily) . DPRK On Monday, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea reported that over the past decade, there had been no overall improvement in the human rights situation in the country. Specific mention was made of limited engagement with international mechanisms and indications of rising infant and maternal mortality rates - this despite authorities' earlier support of recommendation s about reducing infant and maternal mortality rates . The UN High 3 Commissioner for Human Rights has similarly highlighted s evere restrictions on fundamental freedoms and urged an end to forced repatriations. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 17-03-2026 | UNAMA has confirmed renewed air strikes by Pakistani forces , with multiple explosions reported in Kabul yesterday | UNAMA has confirmed renewed air strikes by Pakistani forces , with multiple explosions reported in Kabul yesterday . De facto authorities claim that some 400 people were killed and more than 250 others were injured when a ‘civilian medical facility' was impacted ; Pakistani officials claim to have targeted a former US military base in the capital. The High Commissioner for Human Rights has today called for an independent and transparent investigation , and for those responsible to be held to account in line with international standards. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 16-03-2026 | Cross-border strikes ignite reprisals; city protests surge, insurgent attacks expand. | - Armed conflict was driven mainly by Pakistan–Taliban hostilities—Pakistan said it struck TTP/ISKP and Taliban sites while the Taliban launched retaliatory attacks—across border provinces and cities including Nangarhar (Torkham/Muhmand Dara, Jalalabad, Achin, Nazyan), Kunar (Asad Abad, Nari, Dangam, Marawara), Nuristan (Kamdesh), Khost (Jaji Maidan, Tirzayee/Alisher, Spera, Gurbuz), Paktia (Dand Patan, Samkani, Gardez), Paktika (Barmal, Urgoon, Sharan), Kandahar (Spin Boldak, Shorabak, Kandahar city), Kabul (multiple districts), Laghman, Parwan (Bagram), and Panjshir, alongside AFF/NRF attacks and Taliban operations in Kunduz, Herat, Jowzjan, Faryab, Panjshir, Kabul, and Urozgan. - Protests occurred widely—in Kabul, Jalalabad, Gardez, Mazar-e-Sharif, Herat, Pul-i-Khumri, Aybak, Ghazni, Zaranj, Maimana, Faiz Abad, Chaghcharan, Sharan, Kunduz, Taluqan, Charikar, and elsewhere—mainly condemning Pakistani strikes and supporting Taliban retaliation, with others demanding women’s rights in Kabul or opposing land seizures and local policies in Takhar, Balkh, and Farah. - Overall drivers included Pakistan’s counterterrorism claims, Taliban retaliation and border disputes, insurgent attacks by the AFF/NRF, and local grievances over governance and social restrictions, with incidents concentrated along the eastern and southeastern frontier and key urban centers. | Conflict | High concern | HDX Signals |
| 13-03-2026 | 26 Explosions/Remote violence events in Afghanistan (-43% vs previous week) | 26 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 43% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 20 locations including Kandahar, Sharan, Gardez and 17 additional locations. These events resulted in 15 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 15 | ACLED |
| 06-03-2026 | 40 Battles events in Afghanistan (+82% vs previous week) | 40 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 82% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 21 locations including Dand Patan, Shorabak, Jalalabad and 18 additional locations. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 06-03-2026 | 46 Explosions/Remote violence events in Afghanistan (+28% vs previous week) | 46 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 28% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 34 locations including Mahmood Raqi, Bazarak, Jalalabad and 31 additional locations. These events resulted in 35 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 35 | ACLED |
| 06-03-2026 | 13 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (up from 3 previous week) | 13 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is up from 3 events in the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Khost, Charikar and 8 additional locations. List of events: 1. Looting/property destruction: Interception: On 28 February 2026, Taliban military forces shot down two Pakistani reconnaissance drones flying over Dand Patan district, Paktia. | 2. Other: On 28 February 2026, Pakistan authorities (coded as government) transferred 124 Afghan detainees, including women and children, to the Tahafuz Emirat-e-Islami Force (Defenders of the Islamic Emirates) at the Spin Boldak border crossing (Spin Boldak, Kandahar) as part of ongoing coordination related to Afghan detainees. | 3. Other: On 28 February 2026, the Taliban suspended the broadcast of the Rah-e-Farda radio and television network in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul - Unspecified). The Taliban forced off their journalists, verbally abused, and seized its assets. The Taliban took the action following the remarks made by Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, in relation to the clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan. Sources indicated that Mohaqiq had not been involved in the editorial work of the network since the Taliban returned to power. Taliban allowed Rah-e-Farda to resume broadcasting on 21 June 2026 after the outlet changed its leadership, including its owner and editor-in-chief. | 4. Other: Around 1 March 2026 (as reported), the Taliban suspended the operations of Rah-e-Farda Radio and TV, a private broadcaster based in Kabul city owned by Mohammad Mohaqiq, a prominent Hazara leader of the Wahdat-e Islami party, now in exile. The Taliban said the reason for the closure was his recent stance in support of Pakistan's attacks on civilians and his condemnation of the Taliban's retaliatory operations. Rah-e-Farda was known for its Persian-language programming focused on political, social, and cultural issues. The outlet had previously been shut down on 29 April 2025 (coded separately). | 5. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 1 March 2026 (as reported), the Taliban, through the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands, forcibly seized a total of 5.5 acres of land in Omar Gulistan Township in the 3rd Macroryan area of Kabul - PD9 city, designating it as 'state land.' The Taliban claimed that after reviewing ownership documents, property records, and information obtained from relevant authorities, no evidence was found showing that the land had been legally purchased from the government. | 6. Looting/property destruction: Interception: On 2 March 2026, Taliban air defense forces shot down a Pakistani reconnaissance drone flying over Nangarhar province (coded to Jalalabad). | 7. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 2 March 2026, Taliban military forces shot down a Pakistani drone flying over Parwan province (coded to Charikar). | 8. Looting/property destruction: Interception: On 3 March 2026, Taliban military forces shot down a Pakistani reconnaissance drone flying over the Master Bel area of Khost province. | 9. Looting/property destruction: Interception: On 3 March 2026, Taliban forces shot down a Pakistani reconnaissance drone in Lagman province (coded to Mehterlam). | 10. Other: On 4 March 2026, Taliban forces arrested a former military officer in Faiz Abad city, Badakhshan, while he was purchasing food for his family. After the Taliban's return to power, he moved to Iran and had recently returned to Afghanistan. Motive unknown. | 11. Other: On 4 March 2026, members of the Taliban closed the office and suspended the broadcast of Radio Khushal, an educational outlet, in Ghazni province (coded to Ghazni city) because the girls were making phone calls to its programs. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Interception: On 5 March 2026, Taliban forces downed a Pakistani drone in the areas of Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar. | 13. Other: Displacement: On 6 March 2026, over 100 families were displaced and 10 homes in Alishir and Tere Zayi districts, Khost province, due to clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban (coded separately). | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 06-03-2026 | Pakistan The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has today urged the Pakistani military and Afghan de facto security forces to immediately end hostilities, prioritize humanitarian aid and address | Pakistan The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has today urged the Pakistani military and Afghan de facto security forces to immediately end hostilities, prioritize humanitarian aid and address security concerns through dialogue and cooperation . In this context , OCHA and humanitarian partners continue to provide emergency assistance to displaced families and coordinate response efforts across the affected provinces along the Durand Line. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 05-03-2026 | According to UNAMA, Russian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov met the Afghan Ambassador to Russia in Moscow yesterday to discuss escalating Afghanistan -Pakistan border clashes, with | According to UNAMA, Russian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov met the Afghan Ambassador to Russia in Moscow yesterday to discuss escalating Afghanistan -Pakistan border clashes, with Kabulov expressing Russia 's concern and readiness to mediate if requested. The meeting comes amid ongoing accusations by de facto Afghan authorities that Pakistan has violated Afghan territory and airspace, and follows regional concerns that continued tensions could destabilize Afghanistan 's fragile security and economy, disrupt trade routes, and heighten the need for credible mediation, with Russia viewed as a potential facilitator. OCHA reports that the re cent hostili ties resulted in 185 civilian casualties and 115, people newly displaced , among other humanitarian i mpacts . | Economic, Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 04-03-2026 | Yesterday, UN human rights experts warned that the Taliban's increasing use of judicially -sanctioned corporal punishment, inflicted in public, often for so -called moral crimes, violates | Yesterday, UN human rights experts warned that the Taliban's increasing use of judicially -sanctioned corporal punishment, inflicted in public, often for so -called moral crimes, violates international human rights law and could amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment , and/or torture. The experts called on the international community to speak out more forcefully on the human rights crisis in Afghanistan. Comment : In 2025, Afghanistan's de facto Supreme Court announced public “floggings” of at least 1,110 individuals, including 940 men and 170 women. Afghanistan - Pakistan UNAMA reports that the de facto authorities held a press conference yesterday on ongoing hostilities , informing that some 25 offensive and retaliatory operations had been conducted over the previous 24 hours across Kandahar, Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan, Khost, Paktia, and Paktika provinces . The deputy spokesperson claimed to have capture d several Pakistani posts and shot down five drones. He also stated that it was premature to expel the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul. Separately today, the Norwegian Refugee Council reports that a missile attack from Pakistan struck close to a camp in Afghanistan sheltering people with three killed, seven injured , and 650 families displaced. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 03-03-2026 | Pakistan DSS reports that recent cross -border clashes between Taliban de facto forces and the Pakistani military across multiple provinces in both countries have further restricted movement and | Pakistan DSS reports that recent cross -border clashes between Taliban de facto forces and the Pakistani military across multiple provinces in both countries have further restricted movement and increased risks for UN and humanitarian actors. In this context, UNAMA notes that the clashes have caused significant civilian harm and widespread humanitarian impact, with at least 146 civilian casualties reported . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 02-03-2026 | Pakistan Cross -border hostilities between Afghan de facto authorities and Pakistan have escalated since Pakistan 's | Pakistan Cross -border hostilities between Afghan de facto authorities and Pakistan have escalated since Pakistan 's | Political | UNOCC | |
| 28-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Herat | Around 28 February 2026 (between 25 February - 2 March), Taliban arrested a university professor and former head of the Panjshir Teacher Training in Islam Qalah area of Kohsan district, Herat, while he was returning from Iran to visit his family. His whereabouts remained unknown. He was pursuing a PhD at a university in Iran. He was likely arrested because he was from Panjshir province, one of the main centers of anti-Taliban resistance. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-02-2026 | 22 Battles events in Afghanistan (up from 1 previous week) | 22 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is up from 1 event in the previous week, affecting 19 locations including Dand Patan, Dur Baba, Nazyan and 16 additional locations. These events resulted in 37 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 37 | ACLED |
| 27-02-2026 | 36 Explosions/Remote violence events in Afghanistan (up from 2 previous week) | 36 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is up from 2 events in the previous week, affecting 30 locations including Barmal, Gardez, Kabul - PD6 and 27 additional locations. These events resulted in 48 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 48 | ACLED |
| 27-02-2026 | Escalation of armed conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with multiple air strikes conducted on both sides ; all UN personnel accounted for | Escalation of armed conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with multiple air strikes conducted on both sides ; all UN personnel accounted for . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 26-02-2026 | 3 Speaking today at the 61st session of the Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that Afghanistan has become “a graveyard for human rights,” citing the cascade of | 3 Speaking today at the 61st session of the Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that Afghanistan has become “a graveyard for human rights,” citing the cascade of edicts and laws including decree s that expands death ‑penalty offences, authorizes corporal punishment, legitimiz es violence against women and children and criminalizes criticism of the leadership. It was further noted that w omen and girls in Afghanistan face extreme, systemic gender -based persecution, with bans on education, employment, movement and participation in public life . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 26-02-2026 | Riots in Afghanistan, Takhar | On 26 February 2026, residents demonstrated against Taliban land seizure in Darqad district, Takhar. The Taliban clashed with the demonstrators and opened fire on them, resulting in several people being injured. There were no fatalities. | Political | ACLED | |
| 25-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Panjshir | On 25 February 2026, Taliban forces shot and killed a farmer in Zaman Kor area of Unaba district, Panjshir, while he was farming on his land. His body was handed over to his family with two bullets in the head. Sources stated that after the incident, the Taliban surrounded the area and did not allow anyone to leave their homes. Some sources said that he was a local commander during the war against the Soviet Union and in the early Taliban era. Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 24-02-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Khost | Weapons seizure: Around 24 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban counter-terrorism police forces discovered and seized a quantity of light and heavy weapons and ammunition belonging to an unknown group from a house in Tanay district, Khost. The seized items included one rocket launcher, 25 rocket rounds, 25 detonators, 8 hand grenades, and 950 rounds of PK and Kalashnikov ammunition. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 24-02-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | Other: On 24 February 2026, Taliban banned contraceptive procedures like tubal ligation at the provincial hospital in Faiz Abad (Badakhshan). They issued strict instructions telling doctors to refrain from performing such procedures, saying the operation was sinful and forbidden. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 23-02-2026 | Pakistan 3 Pakistani aircraft targeted several locations in Khost, Nangarhar, Paktia and Paktika provinces yesterday in response to recent security incidents attributed to Afghanistan -based militants | Pakistan 3 Pakistani aircraft targeted several locations in Khost, Nangarhar, Paktia and Paktika provinces yesterday in response to recent security incidents attributed to Afghanistan -based militants. De facto authorities claim that a religious school and several homes were impacted by the Pakistani strikes and that dozens of civilians were killed and wounded . UNAMA has urged an end to hostilities and the protect ion of civilians, in line with obligations under international law. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 23-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Laghman | On 23 February 2026, unknown gunmen killed a tribal elder leader while he was returning home from the mosque in Chahar Bagh (Qarghayee, Laghman). The reason for his killing is unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 23-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Balkh | On 23 February 2026, the Taliban arrested the head and eight members of the Balkh Money Changers Union from PD4, Mazar-e-Sharif city, Balkh, for opposing the Taliban's decision to move money changer shops to another location. Their whereabouts remained unknown. Local sources stated that the detainees were released on bail after some time. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 21-02-2026 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | Weapons seizure: Around 21 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban special police forces discovered and seized 525 pieces of weapons and ammunition belonging to an unknown group in two vehicles coming from Pakistan to Afghanistan at the Torkham border gate, Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar. The seized items included 27000 rounds of ammunition, 200 bundles of Primacord, ten M4 rifles, ten laser devices, ten binoculars, seventeen TT pistols, one Kalashnikov rifle, and 497 different types of handguns. Two individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 20-02-2026 | 21 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+133% vs previous week) | 21 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 133% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 16 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Bamyan, Charikar and 13 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Other: On 14 February 2026, Taliban vice and virtue police arrested four people accused of sorcery in Kabul and Taluqan cities (coded to Kabul - Unspecified, Kabul). They allegedly claimed to have supernatural powers to mislead residents. | 2. Other: On 14 February 2026, Taliban vice and virtue police arrested four people accused of sorcery in Kabul and Taluqan (Takhar) cities. They allegedly claimed to have supernatural powers to mislead residents. | 3. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 14 February 2026 (as reported), the Taliban, through the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands forcibly seized a total of 1,730 acres in Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi Town in PD5 of Ghazni city, designating them as 'emirate land'. Of this, 915 acres had previously been privately owned, while the remaining land was vacant or unclaimed. | 4. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction:On 14 February 2026, unknown gunmen exhumed the body of a former police security commander and destroyed his grave in the martyrs' cemetery in Tirinkot city, Urozgan. The victim had been killed previously in 2021. The Taliban condemned the incident and denied any involvement. However, sources noted that Taliban forces have previously exhumed the bodies of former military personnel in several provinces. | 5. Other: On 15 February 2026, Taliban officers arrested ten people, most of whom were former military officers, in Kowjan village (Paryan, Panjshir). | 6. Arrests: Around 15 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces arrested a man in Jahan-Dosti Village, Bala Murghab district (coded to Murghab), Badghis, on charges of insulting the Taliban's supreme leader. He was sentenced to 39 lashes and one year in prison. The sentencing follows the ratification of the Taliban's penal code and was based on Article 18, which criminalizes insulting the leader. Sources indicated that it remains unclear whether the flogging sentence has been carried out. | 7. Other: On 16 February 2026, Taliban officers arrested three former police officers while they were gathered for a social visit in Kabul - PD12. Two of them were originally from Panjshir. | 8. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 17 February 2026, the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice burned about 500 musical instruments in Parwan province (coded to Charikar), citing their prohibition under Islamic law and for leading people astray. | 9. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 17 February 2026, the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice burned 100 musical instruments in Laghman province (coded to Mehterlam), citing their prohibition under Islamic law and for leading people astray. The Taliban stated that these instruments had been collected over the past year. | 10. Other: Explosive remnants of war: Around 17 February 2026 (as reported), two people were killed when an unexploded ordnance, a remnant of war, detonated inside a house in Karezak village of Qala-i-Kah (Pusht Koh), Farah. Total 2 fatalities. | 11. Other: Around 18 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada issued a new decree named 'Preachers Law' in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul), consisting of 2 chapters and 17 articles, regulating the activities of preachers by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. The law stated that preachers must be followers of the Hanafi school of thought and prohibited the publication of photos and videos of living beings while using tools for preaching and refraining from taking women with them during preaching activities. According to this Taliban law, followers of other Islamic sects, including Shiites, were not considered eligible to preach. However, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan stated that the law is in contradiction with international law and human rights standards and constitutes discrimination based on religion, in favor of followers of the Hanafi school of thought. The law was published on 28 April 2026. | 12. Other: Around 18 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces referred six hotel owners and bakers to prison in Bamyan province under the pretext of 'disrespecting the month of Ramadan' by serving food during the day. Most of the time, including this year, there are differences between Sunni and Shiite communities over the start of Ramadan, which means that some Shiites may not have been fasting on the date mentioned and were punished by the Taliban. | 13. Other: Around 18 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces referred a driver to prison in Bamyan province under the pretext of transporting women without a Mahram (male guardian). According to the statement, transporting women without a Mahram and being alone with them is considered contrary to religious rulings from the perspective of Islamic law. | 14. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 18 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban 205 Al-Badr Corps forces discovered and seized one Russian heavy weapon, two M16 rifles, 1880 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, and 500 rounds of M16 ammunition from an unknown group that was trying to smuggle them to Pakistan in the Shin Naray area of Arghistan district and Boldak Bazar area of Spin Boldak district (coded separately), Kandahar. | 15. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 18 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban 205 Al-Badr Corps forces discovered and seized one Russian heavy weapon, two M16 rifles, 1880 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, and 500 rounds of M16 ammunition from an unknown group that was trying to smuggle them to Pakistan in the Boldak Bazar area of Spin Boldak district and Shin Naray area of Arghistan district (coded separately), Kandahar. | 16. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 18 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban counter-terrorism police forces discovered and seized a quantity of light and heavy weapons and ammunition belonging to an unknown group in Baghlan province (coded to Pul-i-Khumri). The seized items included 15 Kalashnikov rifles, 62 pistols, 2 PK machine guns, 1,700 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, 559 rounds for PK machine guns, 137 rounds of DShK ammunition, 116 rounds of Beretta ammunition, and other equipment and weapons. | 17. Arrests: Around 18 February 2026 (as reported), several central bank employees, including a deputy branch head, were detained by Taliban forces in Farah City, Farah Province and held for approximately ten days. Financial losses and declining revenues had been reported at the Farah branch, and there were also reports of missing money. The exact number of arrested central bank employees was unknown. | 18. Other: On 19 February 2026, Taliban officers arrested an emerald trader in Kabul - Unspecified city (Kabul). He was a resident of Panjshir. | 19. Other: Around 19 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces entered a mosque and forced people to pray 20 rak'ahs (units of Islamic prayer) of Taraweeh (a special night prayer performed during Ramadan) in Phase 1 of Aria Town, Kabul city. Sources claimed that the Taliban threatened to arrest anyone who left the mosque before completing 20 rak'ahs. The Taliban also raided the women's section of the mosque and expelled them. Saudi Arabia recently announced that Taraweeh prayers had been reduced from 20 rak'ahs to 10 rak'ahs. | 20. Other: Around 19 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada issued a new Penal Code (coded to Kabul), consisting of 60 pages, legalizing the beating of women | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 20-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Paktika | On 20 February 2026, unknown armed men shot dead a former local police forces commander in Yahya Khel district, Paktika, in front of his home while he was inside his vehicle. He had returned to Afghanistan from Iran about a week earlier after four years abroad. Motive unknown. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 19-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Faryab | On 19 February 2026, the Taliban publicly flogged two individuals 25 or 29 times (conflicting reports) and sentenced them to 1 year in prison in Gurziwan district, Faryab, on accusations of homosexuality. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 18-02-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 18 February 2026, the Taliban publicly flogged five individuals 15-29 times and sentenced them to 5-6 months in prison in Chahar Asyab district, Kabul. An unspecified number of them were accused of homosexuality. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 14-02-2026 | Mpox: recombinant virus with genomic elements of clades Ib and IIb – Global situation | In December 2025, the United Kingdom detected the first reported case of a clade Ib/IIb MPXV recombinant strain. 5 After classification of this case and posting in a public database as a novel MPXV recombinant strain, a case of mpox detected in India in September 2025 was retrospectively reclassified as a closely-related recombinant strain based on sequencing data. To date, these are the only known cases of this recombinant virus. Case detected in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The case was identified following testing of a vesicular swab from a traveler who had returned from a country in the Asia Pacific region in October 2025. During laboratory confirmation, the virus was initially typed as clade Ib MPXV by qPCR. Subsequent whole genome sequencing revealed that the MPXV strain identified was distinct from other known clade Ib MPXV strains with phylogenetic analysis indicating that the genome had regions similar to both clade Ib and clade IIb MPXV reference sequences, suggesting that it is an inter-clade recombinant. To confirm this unusual finding, sequencing was repeated on the original extract from the primary sample, a fresh extract from the same primary sample, a second swab collected from the patient at the same time, and a cultured isolate derived from the initial swab. This repeat sequencing yielded identical viral genome sequences from the two clinical swabs and the cultured isolate, supporting the initial findings of a new recombinant strain, and showing that it can replicate and presents potential for onward transmission. This strain is a recombinant MPXV, containing genetic elements from both clade Ib and clade IIb MPXV. A small number of contacts were identified and followed up in the United Kingdom; none developed any clinical features of mpox. Health worker contacts had worn full personal protective equipment (PPE) during provision of medical care to the patient. The authorities of the United Kingdom continue to investigate the significance of this recombinant MPXV strain through phenotypic characterization studies. Case detected in India On 13 January 2026, the National IHR Focal Point (NFP) of India notified WHO of a mpox case with an inter‑clade recombinant MPXV which was, upon whole-genome sequencing, found to have genomic elements of clades Ib and IIb MPXV. The recombinant virus was found in samples from a man with mpox who had presented for care in September 2025. The patient had reported recent travel from a country in the Arabian Peninsula, where he resides as an overseas worker. He developed symptoms on 1 September 2025, while still abroad. After his return to India, real‑time PCR confirmed MPXV infection on 11 September 2025. Clade differentiation PCR performed on 15 September 2025 initially identified this virus as clade II MPXV. Initial genomic sequencing analysis suggested features consistent with clade IIb MPXV. However, following the update of the global Nextclade database on 16 December 2025, which included the recombinant clade Ib/IIb MPXV strain reported by the United Kingdom, the virus from the patient in India was reclassified as belonging to the recombinant strain. Recombination analysis demonstrated mosaic patterns containing genomic regions derived from both parent clades. Following the initial diagnosis, the patient was hospitalized, did not experience any medical complications, and fully recovered, testing negative for MPXV on 29 September 2025. The case reported no close contacts in India, and no known secondary cases were identified following this introduction of the recombinant clade Ib/IIb MPXV in India. Full or near‑full genome retrieval (>99%) from both the sample and a sample-derived virus isolate enabled phylogenetic analysis showing >99.9% similarity to the recombinant strain detected in the United Kingdom. A total of 34 recombinant tracts were observed in the sequence reported by India, while 28 recombinant tracts were observed in the sequence reported by the United Kingdom; 16 recombinant tracts were common to both strains. This case in India therefore represents the earliest known detection of this recombinant strain globally, having preceded the event reported in the United Kingdom. Consistent with the case reported in the United Kingdom, clinical presentation was consistent with cases due to clade I or clade II MPXV (non-recombinant MPXV) infection. | Social | WHO | |
| 13-02-2026 | Flood in Afghanistan — near 35.02, 69.39 | Flood in Afghanistan Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 13-02-2026 | UNHCR notes today that significant numbers of Afghans are returning or being forced to return from neighbouring countries in extremely difficult circumstances , stating that over 150,000 Afghans have | UNHCR notes today that significant numbers of Afghans are returning or being forced to return from neighbouring countries in extremely difficult circumstances , stating that over 150,000 Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan only. These arrivals come on top of already unprecedented returns of 2. million people in 2025, bringing the total to some 5.4 million since October 2023 amid relief efforts being overwhelmed by thousands of daily arrivals . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 10-02-2026 | In an interview yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that India, as the new BRICS chair, has prioritized counterterrorism in Afghanistan and the surrounding regions | In an interview yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that India, as the new BRICS chair, has prioritized counterterrorism in Afghanistan and the surrounding regions . Meanwhile, the government of Pakistan yesterday announced plans to deport approximately 19,973 Afghan nationals currently residing in the country while awaiting resettlement to the US . Comment : While the forced repatriation of Afghans began in November 2023, the process accelerated following the rise in Kabul -Islamabad tensions in October 2025. | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 07-02-2026 | Road in Afghanistan | Deaths: 15; Location: Badakhshan province; DisNo: 2026-0086-AFG; Event_Start: 2026-02-07; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-02-16 | Technological | EMDAT | |
| 06-02-2026 | 16 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (unchanged vs previous week) | 16 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is unchanged compared to the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Taluqan, Aybak and 10 additional locations. List of events: 1. Other: On 31 January 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a former member of Afghanistan's commando forces in Kunduz city, Kunduz province. Sources state that the victim had served in Kandahar province under the former government, fled to Iran after the collapse of the former administration, and returned to his home around one week before the arrest. Taliban forces detained him on accusations of cooperation with the National Resistance Front and transferred him to the Taliban intelligence prison in Kunduz. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 31 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban Special Police forces discovered and seized one 12-barrel machine gun (BM-12) from an unknown group in Qarghayee district (coded to Lalkhanabad), Laghman. | 3. Other: Around 2 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education dismissed several professors and workers of Takhar University in Taluqan city. The Taliban justified their decision saying the academics were illiterate and lacked capacity, but those affected claimed their dismissal was linked to a perceived lack of loyalty toward the group. Similar dismissals were effected in Balkh, Faryab, Baghlan, and Samangan. | 4. Other: Around 2 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education dismissed at least 33 professors and workers of Balkh University. The Taliban justified their decision saying the academics were illiterate and lacked capacity, but those affected claimed their dismissal was linked to a perceived lack of loyalty toward the group. Similar dismissals were effected in Takhar, Faryab, Baghlan, and Samangan. | 5. Other: Around 2 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education dismissed several professors and workers in Faryab province (coded to Maimana). The Taliban justified their decision saying the academics were illiterate and lacked capacity, but those affected claimed their dismissal was linked to a perceived lack of loyalty toward the group. Similar dismissals were effected in Takhar, Balkh, Baghlan, and Samangan. | 6. Other: Around 2 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education dismissed several professors and workers in Baghlan province (coded to Pul-i-Khumri). The Taliban justified their decision saying the academics were illiterate and lacked capacity, but those affected claimed their dismissal was linked to a perceived lack of loyalty toward the group. Similar dismissals were effected in Takhar, Balkh, Faryab, and Samangan. | 7. Other: Around 2 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education dismissed several professors and workers in Samangan province (coded to Aybak). The Taliban justified their decision saying the academics were illiterate and lacked capacity, but those affected claimed their dismissal was linked to a perceived lack of loyalty toward the group. Similar dismissals were effected in Takhar, Balkh, Faryab, and Baghlan. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 2 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban Highway Police Battalion discovered and seized one Kalashnikov rifle, four magazines, 403 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, two hand grenades, and other military equipment from an unknown group in Paktia province (coded to Gardez). Two individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 9. Other: Around 3 February 2026 (as reported), the Taliban forcibly prevented the holding of Mid-Sha'ban ceremonies (the birth of Imam Mahdi, the twelfth and last Imam of the Shiites) in the west of Kabul city. Locals stated that the Taliban prevented people from installing religious flags and slogans and removed a number of flags previously installed in markets, mosques, and homes. | 10. Other: On 3 February 2026, the Taliban Ministry of Justice revoked the licenses of 1,600 social, civil, academic, religious, and cultural organizations across Afghanistan (coded to Kabul). The organizations affected included the Hamid Karzai Foundation, the Nasir Khusraw Balkhi Foundation, several religious institutions affiliated with the Shiite community, the Women Entrepreneurs Social Association, Jamiat-e Islah, the Afghanistan Teachers' Association Council, cultural and literary unions, women's social associations, trade and industry bodies, community councils, media organizations, saffron growers' associations, and many others. The Taliban claimed that these reports are untrue, however, the list was published by the Taliban Ministry of Justice. | 11. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 4 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces seized hundreds of hectares of land and forests along the Amu River in several districts, including the Kohna Khana area of Dashti Qala district, Yangi Qala district (coded separately), and at least two other districts (coded separately), Takhar. Waziristani Kuchi nomads were settled by the Taliban and began cultivating the seized land. | 12. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 4 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces seized hundreds of Hectares of land and forests along the Amu River in several districts including in Yangi Qala district, Dashti Qala district (coded separately) and at least two other districts (coded separately), Takhar. Waziristani Kuchi nomads were settled by Taliban and begun cultivating the seized land. | 13. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 4 February 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces seized hundreds of hectares of land and forests along the Amu River in several districts, including Dashti Qala district (coded separately), Yangi Qala district (coded separately), and at least two other districts (coded to Taluqan), Takhar. Waziristani Kuchi nomads were settled by the Taliban and began cultivating the seized land. | 14. Other: On 4 February 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested three barbers in Bamyan city, accusing them of shaving men's hair in a Western style. They are being held in the central prison of Bamyan province. Sources stated that the Taliban described men's Western-style haircuts as a crime. | 15. Arrests: On 6 February 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested a media employee of Arezoo TV in the Sencharki intersection area, near the eastern gate of the Shrine in Mazar-e-Sharif city, Balkh. Motive unknown. He was released hours later through the mediation of some institutions. | 16. Arrests: Around 6 February 2026 (as reported), a senior Taliban official was arrested by Taliban intelligence forces for adultery in Kabul. The official, who served as the Taliban military personnel control chief in Kabul, was arrested after being caught in a house with a 27-year-old woman. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 31 January 2026, the Taliban opened fire on two civilians near their home in PD15 of Kabul city (coded to Kabul - PD15), wounding both. The motive is unknown. One civilian was struck in the lower back and leg, while the other was hit in the legs. There were no fatalities. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Panjshir | On 31 January 2026, a former police officer was arrested by Taliban forces in the Abdullah Khel valley of Darah district, Panjshir. The motive behind his arrest and his whereabouts remained unknown. He previously served as a police officer in Ghazni province and had been living in Panjshir following the Taliban takeover. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 31-01-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kapisa | On 31 January 2026, unidentified armed assailants ambushed a Taliban patrol in Nijrab district, Kapisa province. Three Taliban members were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. Following the incident, Taliban forces detained several individuals in Nijrab district in connection with the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident. Total 3 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 31-01-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | On 31 January 2026, Taliban and military forces of Pakistan exchanged mortar and heavy machine gun fire along the border at Lalpoor district (Nangarhar) over Pakistan building a tower near the border fence. Casualties not known. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-01-2026 | 16 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+7% vs previous week) | 16 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 7% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Jalalabad, Kabul - Unspecified, Baydad and 11 additional locations. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 24 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban Highway Battalion police forces discovered and seized weapons and ammunition from an unknown group in Nijrab district (coded to Nijrab, Kapisa). The seizure included 19 pistols, 10 silencers, 2,500 rounds of pistol ammunition, and 500 rounds of poisonous ammunition. Two individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 2. Other: Around 24 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Directorate for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice ordered and shut down a women's photography studio in Faiz Abad city (Badakhshan). Vice and Virtue forces told the owner that women should not work outside the home. The studio was founded by a woman last year. | 3. Other: On 25 January 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a former military member in the Zangoi area of Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province. Sources state that the victim had served in the Zafar Corps in Herat under the former government and had been working as a shopkeeper in recent years. Taliban intelligence forces detained him on accusations of links to the National Resistance Front, searched his home during the arrest, and threatened female family members and other relatives. | 4. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 25 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban personnel from the 217th Omari Corps discovered and seized weapons and ammunition from an unknown group in the Bazar area (Khost Wa Firing district, Baghlan). The seizure included 6 Kalashnikov rifles, 2 rocket launchers, 52 rocket rounds, 2,600 Kalashnikov rounds, 2,400 PK (machine gun) rounds, 43 grenade rounds, and a large quantity of other ammunition. | 5. Other: On 26 January 2026, Taliban authorities ordered women not to leave their homes without a male guardian and proper hijab in Sholgara district, Balkh province. The order also banned residents from playing Ludo and card games, dog fighting, and bird keeping, and instructed people not to sit in streets or shops during prayer times. | 6. Other: Around 26 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban authorities dismissed four non-Pashtun faculty members from the Faculty of Sharia in Maimana city, Faryab province. Sources state that the dismissals occurred in recent days without a clear reason and affected three ethnic Uzbek faculty members and one ethnic Tajik faculty member. | 7. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 26 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban Counter-Terrorism police forces discovered and seized weapons and ammunition from an unknown group in PD10 of Lashkargah city (Helmand). The seizure included 700 rounds of pistol ammunition and one rocket launcher. Three individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 8. Other: On 26 January 2026, the Taliban announced that the operating licenses of all media support organizations, except three, were cancelled in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul) following repeated complaints from journalists and media outlets. The Taliban claimed that these organizations had failed to address the challenges faced by journalists. The three organizations whose licenses were extended included the Journalists' Safety Committee and two newly established organizations, the Afghanistan Journalists and Media Support Foundation and the Afghan Press Center. Sources said that the remaining organizations, due to Taliban restrictions, were operating only in the field of training journalists and media staff. | 9. Other: On 26 January 2026, Taliban forces closed a Jamatkhana (the main place of worship and community gathering for Ismailis) and prevented people from holding religious ceremonies in Sayad village (Eshkashim district, Badakhshan). The Taliban claimed that the site was once a mosque, but local residents stated that it has been used as an Ismaili Jamatkhana for many years. | 10. Arrests: Around 27 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban intelligence arrested a civil society activist in Baghlan province (coded to Pul-i-Khumri) after he attended and spoke at a local gathering. He was a main resident of Burka district in Baghlan. The motive is unknown. | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 27 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized 22 rounds of rocket ammunition and 22 detonators from an unknown group in Baydad village of Jaji Maidan (also known as Zazi Maidan). | 12. Other: On 28 January 2026, Taliban authorities closed a calligraphy training center in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province. The closure was carried out by the Taliban Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice while many students were attending classes. Taliban authorities warned the owner not to reopen the center. The reason for the closure remains unclear. There were no fatalities. | 13. Other: On 29 January 2026, the Taliban vice and virtue authorities ordered carpenters and woodworkers to stop making kors/Sandali (traditional heated tables) in Herat city, Herat province. The Taliban called their use religiously impermissible because men and women might sit around them and their feet could touch. Local carpenters in Herat said officials visited their workshops, ordered already-made korsi to be destroyed, and banned further production. Taliban authorities also warned residents to stop using korsi during winter, despite it being a common heating method in Afghanistan. | 14. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 29 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized three Kalashnikov rifles, nine pistols, four air guns, and two eleven-bore firearms from an unknown group in Logar province (coded to Puli Alam). | 15. Other: On 29 January 2026, the Taliban's Directorate for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice banned the broadcasting of images of living beings in Kapisa province (coded to Mahmood Raqi). The Taliban halted national television (RTA) broadcasts and converted it into a radio station. This restriction was imposed under the Taliban's new 'Vice and Virtue' law, which prohibits the publication of such images. | 16. Other: Around 29 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban leader, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, ordered the seizure of property belonging to absent persons in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul) and those accused of corruption. Responsibility for this process was transferred to the military deputy of the Supreme Court, which will investigate, confiscate, separate, verify, preserve, and utilize the movable and immovable property of absent individuals until their return. Property confiscation has become a key tool for the Taliban to consolidate control and punish perceived enemies, with thousands of Afghans abroad unable to contest seizures, while the Taliban's definitions of corruption and absence remain vague and subject to arbitrary interpretation. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | On 29 January 2026, Tajik border service fired at individuals attempting to cross into Tajikistan from Badakhshan Province (coded as Faiz Abad city, Badakhshan). An unspecified number of civilian casualties were inflicted in the incident. Fatalities coded as 0. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 29-01-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kunduz | On 29 January 2026, National Resistance Front militants conducted an attack on a Taliban checkpoint on a public road near Sar-e-Qa'ab in the Bandar Imam Sahib area of PD6 in Kunduz city, killing two Taliban members and wounding three others. No NRF casualties. 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 29-01-2026 | Battles in Afghanistan, Takhar | On 29 January 2026, two unknown armed groups clashed in the Samti area of Chahab district, Takhar. The motive and casualties remain unknown. No further details. There have been several clashes between locals and Taliban-linked private companies over gold mining in the area (coded separately). | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Paktika | On 28 January 2026, the Taliban publicly flogged two individuals 35 times in Mata Khan district of Paktika and sentenced them to three years in prison on charges of homosexuality. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 27-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Herat | On 27 January 2026, Taliban forces beat and arrested an Uzbek cultural activist and employee of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in Herat city at his workplace. Sources stated that he was transferred to Kabul and is being held at the Taliban's Interior Ministry. He was a main resident of Sar-e Pol province. The motive is unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 26-01-2026 | OCHA, humanitarian partners and de facto authorities are assessing needs and coordinating emergency response efforts after severe weather affected multiple regions of Afghanistan last week, killing | OCHA, humanitarian partners and de facto authorities are assessing needs and coordinating emergency response efforts after severe weather affected multiple regions of Afghanistan last week, killing 61 people , injuring 110, destroying or damaging 458 homes , and killing hundreds of livestock across 15 provinces. The extreme conditions also closed major highways and inter -provincial roads , with further snow and rain forecast in 21 provinces . | Environmental, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 26-01-2026 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Khost | On 26 January 2026, the Taliban publicly flogged 36 individuals 10-39 times and sentenced them to two years in prison in Khost city (Khost province). An unspecified number of them were accused of homosexuality. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-01-2026 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 25 January 2026, two Taliban forces were killed and two others were wounded when the Afghanistan Freedom Front militants attacked their checkpoint (likely using remote explosives, based on video evidence) near Pul-e-Shina, in PD12 of Kabul city (coded to Kabul - PD12). No AFF casualties. 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 23-01-2026 | 15 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (-6% vs previous week) | 15 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 6% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Herat, Ali Khel, Alishing and 11 additional locations. These events resulted in 1 reported fatality. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 17 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban Counter-Terrorism police forces discovered and seized a large quantity of weapons and ammunition from an unknown group in the Ali Khel area of Jaji (Aryub Zazai) district, Paktia. The cache included 50 rounds of Shilka heavy weapons (Soviet-made air-defense), 17 mortar rounds, 23 anti-personnel mines, 9 mortar warheads, and other types of ammunition. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 17 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban Highway Battalion police forces discovered and seized 286 military binoculars from an unknown group in Nimruz province (coded to Zaranj). Taliban police arrested two individuals in connection with the seizure. | 3. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 18 January 2026, a child was killed and three other children were wounded when an unexploded landmine, a remnant of war, detonated while they were picking firewood on a mountain slope in the Puladkhana area of Maidan Shahr city, Wardak. 1 fatality. | 4. Other: On 19 January 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested ten residents of Panjshir province, belonging to a group known as the Fayzaniya order, while they were teaching religious texts in a room in Malimah village, Darah, Panjshir district. The Taliban local authorities have not commented on the detentions. Since returning to power, the Taliban have repeatedly arrested and imprisoned Panjshir residents on various charges and have also been accused of suppressing Sufi communities, detaining followers of different Sufi orders across Afghanistan. | 5. Other: On 19 January 2026, Taliban forces raided a guesthouse in Kabul city where several people, including former local employees and individuals awaiting resettlement in Germany, were staying. Sources stated that the Taliban locked people in their rooms, confiscated their mobile phones, and interrogated them on video. These individuals had previously been active in civil society organizations and projects linked to foreign institutions in Afghanistan before the Taliban took control in 2021. They had sought refuge in Pakistan to facilitate resettlement in Germany but were deported back to Afghanistan after delays in the admission process. | 6. Other: On 19 January 2026, the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice banned women from driving in Herat city, citing the 'absence of a mahram (male guardian) at the time of the accident'. One female driver stated that the head of the Vice and Virtue department threatened female drivers with car confiscation and arrest if they continued to drive. | 7. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 19 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban forces, in cooperation with the international organization Halotrust, discovered and neutralized an unexploded 500-kilogram bomb, a remnant of previous wars, in Enjil district, Herat. | 8. Other: On 19 January 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces sealed around 20 shops in Rukha district, Panjshir, citing the shopkeepers' failure to attend Jamaat (congregational) prayers. The Taliban stated that this situation would continue for several days. | 9. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 19 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized 2 Kalashnikov rifles and 1 M16 rifle, along with 4 magazines, 570 rounds of ammunition, and 1 grenade from an unknown group in Balkh province (coded to Mazar-e-Sharif). | 10. Other: Around 20 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice prohibited people from standing to receive guests during funeral ceremonies in mosques in Herat city. The Taliban announced this as a 'religious prohibition.' | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 20 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's 201st Khalid bin Walid Corps discovered and seized 226 boxes of ammunition for DShK heavy machine guns, ZK weapons, M240 and M16 rifles, along with additional military weapons and equipment from an unknown group in the Dare Mil area of Alishing district, Laghman. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 20 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban police seized two pistols, two radio communication devices, one camera, four Kalashnikov rifles, 63 Kalashnikov rounds, 18 pistol rounds, and one hand grenade from an unknown group in the Chamtala town area of Khugyani district (coded to Kaza). Taliban police arrested eight individuals in connection with the seizure. | 13. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 21 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban police discovered and seized 84 illegally stockpiled weapons from unknown groups during an operation carried out in various areas of Paktia province (coded to Gardez). | 14. Other: On 22 January 2026, Taliban forces arrested a former military officer from his home in Asad Abad district, Kunar province, on accusations of links to the NRF. He previously served in the 201st Sailab Corps. | 15. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 22 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban police seized one Kalashnikov rifle, one Zikoyak rifle, one box of PK machine gun ammunition, 178 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, two handheld communication radios, two hand grenades, six Kalashnikov magazines, and several other pieces of military equipment from an unknown group in Wazakhwah district of Paktika. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 21-01-2026 | Storm / Severe weather in Afghanistan | Deaths: 61; Affected: 2,390; Location: Kandahar, Parwan, Nouristan, Bamyan, Maidan Wardak, Jowzjan and Faryab; DisNo: 2026-0036-AFG; Event_Start: 2026-01-21; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-02-16 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 20-01-2026 | UN experts urged states yesterday to ensure the meaningful participation of Afghan women leaders, gender justice activists and other affected groups in negotiations for the new Treaty on the | UN experts urged states yesterday to ensure the meaningful participation of Afghan women leaders, gender justice activists and other affected groups in negotiations for the new Treaty on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, de facto authorities report several people killed in an explosion in Kabul yesterday . Media reports refer to at least 20 cas ualties , with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant -Khorasan Province claim ing responsibility. No UN personnel or assets were affected by this incident . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 16-01-2026 | 16 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+60% vs previous week) | 16 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 60% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 10 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Herat, Deh Salah and 7 additional locations. These events resulted in 3 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 10 January 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested a female taekwondo coach (likely Shia and Hazara) from a sports club in the Jibrail township of Herat province. She was transferred to Herat Central Prison, and her father, along with the owner of her home, was also arrested. Sources stated that she had established an underground club to provide sports opportunities for women and girls in Herat. She was arrested while girls were secretly training in taekwondo under her supervision. The girls fled the club, but the Taliban took the coach into custody. The Taliban have banned women's participation in sports across Afghanistan (coded separately). She was released from Taliban custody on 22 January 2026, after 13 days of imprisonment, as the charges against her were not proven. Sources confirmed that her father and the owner were also released. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 10 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized a cache of weapons and ammunition from an unknown group in Deh Salah district, Baghlan. The cache included one Kalashnikov rifle with three magazines, one pistol, a metal box containing anti-aircraft shells, a metal box containing Zikouik shells, four metal boxes of Kalashnikov ammunition, 186 rounds of Kalashnikov cartridges, 14 BM-1 rounds, 16 rounds of 82mm shoulder-fired artillery shells, 26 rounds of 75mm artillery shells, 28 BM-1 explosive warheads, 30 belts of Pika ammunition (15 rounds per belt, totaling 450 rounds), six hand grenades (four with fuses), a quantity of tank gunpowder, and other ammunition. | 3. Arrests: On 10 January 2026, Taliban intelligence forces arrested an environmental activist in Kabul province, held and interrogated him for three days, and then released him. Since his return from Kenya, he stated that he had previously been detained by the Taliban's intelligence agency in Daikundi province last winter and released after a few hours. He emphasized that his activities are entirely environmental in nature and should remain separate from politics. The motive for the arrests is unknown. | 4. Other: Around 11 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice banned private media journalists from attending and covering gatherings related to religious schools in Khost province, stating that only state media would be allowed to attend these meetings. State media journalists were also warned not to take photos or images of Taliban officials at these gatherings. | 5. Other: On 11 January 2026, the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice ordered authorities in Takhar province (coded to Taluqan) to confront 'improperly veiled defiant women,' referring to women who do not observe the Taliban-required hijab and do not comply with Vice and Virtue laws. | 6. Other: On 12 January 2026, Taliban vice and virtue authorities arrested 16 young men for playing music in Shigal district, Kunar province [coded to Shaigal Aw Shiltan], while travelling to a nearby village for a wedding-related event, with some later released through mediation by local elders while others remain in custody. | 7. Other: On 12 January 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces raided a female beauty parlor in Kabul city that was operating discreetly from a private home. Witnesses reported that the Taliban confiscated all equipment and sealed the salon. They also warned that if such activities continued, the owners' private property could be confiscated. | 8. Other: Around 14 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces continued to harass and threaten girls in Kabul city. Several women and girls stated that, despite wearing the full hijab as ordered by the Taliban, they were still pursued and warned by Taliban members when going outside. | 9. Other: Around 14 January 2026 (between 13 - 15 January), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces stopped, interrogated, and inspected women and girls in various areas of Herat city under the pretext of failing to observe the hijab as prescribed by the Taliban. Sources stated that the Taliban set up checkpoints across the city, stopping passenger cars, taxis, and rickshaws to question women, including a 12-year-old girl, about their clothing and preventing them from passing. The Taliban also forcibly removed women from vehicles. In one case, they slapped a driver for transporting a woman without a Taliban-mandated hijab. In another instance, they stopped a car to question the family relationship between a husband and wife and threatened the husband with shooting for his reaction. Most women said that their hijabs covered their entire bodies, yet they were harassed despite this. Taliban restrictions on women's hijab in Herat have recently intensified. Following these restrictions, taxi drivers in Herat are refusing to transport women and girls. Women and girls wait for hours at taxi stands, but drivers, despite having empty seats, refuse to take them, leaving many women facing serious difficulties in their daily commutes. | 10. Arrests: On 14 January 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested and imprisoned five journalists from the National Radio and Television in Badakhshan province (coded to Faiz Abad), on charges of having short beards. The head of the Taliban's National Radio and Television broadcasting department was among those arrested. | 11. Other: Explosive remnants of war: Around 14 January 2026 (as reported), a young man was killed when an unexploded projectile, a remnant of war, detonated while he was grazing livestock in the Towdah Chinah area of Dur Baba (Spin Ghar) district, Nangarhar. 1 fatality. | 12. Arrests: On 15 January 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested several women and girls in Herat city under the pretext of failing to observe the hijab as prescribed by the Taliban. Taliban recently intensified restrictions on women's hijab in Herat (coded separately). | 13. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 15 January 2026, two children were killed and two others, including a child and a woman, were wounded when an unexploded rocket warhead, a remnant of war, detonated on the road between Toy Mast and Bori villages in Qaisar district, Faryab. 2 fatalities. | 14. Other: On 15 January 2026, the Taliban stormed and shut down a private orphanage in Kabul city by the order of Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. The orphanage, known as 'Rayan Children,' was operated by a famous diaspora Afghan singer. Most of the children were returned to their relatives, although the Taliban claimed that the children had been transferred to state-run centers. Sources stated that the Taliban plan to convert the orphanage into a Madrassa (religious school). | 15. Other: Around 16 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban Ministry of Finance stopped the monthly salaries of 5,000 Afghanis for female employees who stayed at home in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul). Some female employees stated that the Taliban intend to remove them from the ministry staff. In June 2024, the Taliban Supreme Leader had ordered that the salaries of all women employed in government positions be fixed at 5,000 Afghanis per month, regardless of their job, qualifications, or experience (coded separately). Initially, the Taliban barred women from most public sector employment, allowing only positions deemed necessary for women under their interpretation of Islamic law, such as nurses and teachers. | 16. Other: On 16 January 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue members raided a graduation ceremony of medical students in a hall in Herat city and forced them to remove their neckties in front of | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 09-01-2026 | 10 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (-33% vs previous week) | 10 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 33% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 9 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Asmar, Chahab and 6 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 3 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban police seized three pistols and 750 rounds of pistol ammunition from an unknown group at the Pul-e Khost checkpoint in Paktia province (coded to Gardez). | 2. Other: Around 3 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, in coordination with the administration of Takhar University, ordered 37 lecturers at Takhar University in Taluqan city, Takhar, to grow beards in accordance with Taliban rules. They were warned of severe repercussions if they failed to comply with the order. | 3. Other: On 4 January 2026, the Taliban Supreme Court issued the Criminal Code of Taliban Courts, a 119-article criminal framework signed by Hibatullah Akhundzada in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul), which drew international condemnation for imposing severe Sharia-based restrictions. The code enforced Hanafi supremacy, criminalized dissent, apostasy, and social behaviors including women leaving home without permission, allowed corporal and capital punishment by religious authorities or private individuals, varied penalties by social status, permitted destruction or killing for 'public benefit,' and warned that anyone opposing the law would face prosecution. | 4. Other: Around 5 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a decree banning public criticism of Taliban officials by citizens and the media (coded to Kabul), describing such criticism as unfounded, baseless, and detached from reality. The decree warned that violators would face punishment under Islamic law. | 5. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 6 January 2026, a child was killed and six others, including children and women, were wounded when an unexploded mortar shell, a remnant of war, detonated in the Dare Mazar area of Noorgal district, Kunar, while children were playing with it. 1 fatality. | 6. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 7 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban's 3rd Border Brigade of the 203 Mansouri Corps seized four Kalashnikov rifles, 162 Kalashnikov rounds, 140 grenade rounds, two magazines, one single magazine, one rifle stock, 18 pistols, and other ammunition in Gurbuz district (coded to Sekhamir Kalay), Khost, from an unknown group attempting to smuggle the weapons to a neighboring country. | 7. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: Around 7 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban municipality confiscated street vendors' carts and destroyed their goods in Ghor province (coded to Chighcheran), including tearing up fruit cardboard boxes. The motive is unknown. | 8. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 7 January 2026, a woman was killed and two others including a child and a woman were wounded when an unexploded projectile, a remnant of war, detonated in Aghaz Bagh Pitaw village of Asmar, Dangam district, Kunar. 1 fatality. | 9. Other: On 8 January 2026, the Taliban's Directorate for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice banned photography and filming of living beings in Urozgan province (coded to Tirinkot). The restriction was imposed under the Taliban's new 'Vice and Virtue' law, which prohibits the publication of such images. | 10. Arrests: Around 9 January 2026 (as reported), Taliban intelligence forces arrested around 20 local residents in Chahab district, Takhar, following demonstrations over gold mining activities by companies affiliated with the Taliban (coded separately). The Taliban began identifying and arresting demonstrators under the pretext of their involvement in the killing of an employee of a mining extraction company. Pro-Taliban clerics in mosques across the district labeled the demonstrators as opponents of the group and 'rebels.' On 12 January, around 20 demonstrators were released, however, one detainee was transferred to the Taliban police command in Taluqan city. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 02-01-2026 | 15 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+50% vs previous week) | 15 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 50% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Jalalabad, Asad Abad, Darqad and 11 additional locations. List of events: 1. Other: On 27 December 2025, the Taliban shut down community-based accelerated learning classes for girls and boys in Nagarhar (coded to Jalalabad), confiscating books, boards, and other educational materials. The classes were funded by humanitarian organizations, which have been shut down nationwide. | 2. Other: On 27 December 2025, the Taliban shut down community-based accelerated learning classes for girls and boys in Kunar (coded to Asad Abad), confiscating books, boards, and other educational materials. The classes were funded by humanitarian organizations, which have been shut down nationwide. | 3. Other: On 27 December 2025, the Taliban shut down community-based accelerated learning classes for girls and boys in Laghman (coded to Mehterlam), confiscating books, boards, and other educational materials. The classes were funded by humanitarian organizations, which have been shut down nationwide. | 4. Other: On 27 December 2025, the Taliban's Vice and Virtue forces visited a market in Kandahar city and instructed shopkeepers not to sell goods to women without a male guardian. | 5. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: Around 28 December 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice burned 86 musical instruments in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar, describing the action as an effort to 'reform society, prevent immoral acts, and enforce Islamic principles'. | 6. Other: On 29 December 2025, Taliban vice and virtue forces arrested fifteen musicians accusing them of playing music during a wedding in the Mamlay area (coded to Kaza), in Khugyani district (Nangargar). Some of them were released after guarantees from tribal elders, while others remained in custody. | 7. Other: Around 29 December 2025 (as reported), the Taliban banned more than 670 university textbooks and hundreds of public books from libraries and bookstores in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul). Sources stated that key subjects such as human rights, democracy, electoral systems, constitutional law, sociology, and moral philosophy are no longer taught. Many books written by women or Iranian authors were also banned. In addition, books on Afghanistan's contemporary history, the Taliban, Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, and anti-Taliban figures such as Ahmad Shah Massoud were removed from access. The banned list also includes classical works on religion, Sufism, philosophy, Western literature, and several well-known international publications. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 29 December 2025 (as reported), Taliban Counter-Narcotics Police forces seized 2 Kalashnikov rifles, 1 pistol, 8 magazines, 530 rounds of DShK ammunition, 130 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, and military uniforms from an unknown group in the Koratas area of Mahmood Raqi district, Kapisa. The Taliban arrested two individuals in connection with the seizure. | 9. Other: On 30 December 2025, Taliban vice and virtue police banned the activities of media outlets and cultural activists in Zaranj city, Nimruz province. Several people involved with this work were summoned and warned that they would be referred to court if they continued their activities. | 10. Other: Around 30 December 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Directorate for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice ordered male hairdressers in Balkh province (coded to Mazar-e-Sharif) to stop trimming men's beards or offering Western-style haircuts, warning that violators could be referred to judicial authorities and face prison sentences of up to 15 months. The restriction was imposed under the Taliban's 'Vice and Virtue' law, which prohibits shaving men's beards. | 11. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 30 December 2025 (as reported), Taliban police discovered and seized 1 Kalashnikov rifle, 1,300 rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition, 400 handheld radios, and other military equipment from an unknown group in Urgoon district, Paktika. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 31 December 2025 (as reported), Taliban Counter-Terrorism police discovered and seized a cache of weapons and ammunition from an unknown group in Dani Jabi village, Jaji Maidan (Zazi Maidan) district, Khost. The cache included 2 rocket launchers, 15 hand grenades, 1,100 PK machine-gun rounds, 2 boxes of DShK ammunition, 24 rocket rounds, and 24 rocket propellant charges. Three individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 13. Arrests: On 1 January 2026, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces summoned and arrested two prominent theater artists in Herat city for criticizing the implementation of the ban on broadcasting images of living beings in Herat during a meeting. They were released after approximately two hours of detention. Both are well-known figures in Herat's theater community, and one was recently elected head of the province's theater artists' union. | 14. Other: Mass grave: Around 2 January 2026 (as reported), a mass grave containing the bodies of women and children was discovered in Khost province during excavation work for a dam. The number of bodies in the grave is unknown. Sources reported that many of the recovered bodies had bound hands, bloodstains on their clothing, and evidence of gunfire on their bones. | 15. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 2 January 2026 (as reported), the Taliban seized grazing lands belonging to local residents in Mideh Pateh village, Darqad district, Takhar. Residents stated that approximately 60 acres were leased by the Taliban, contrary to the law and their leader's orders, and argued that priority should have been given to the villagers themselves. They also claimed that the Taliban district governor intends to redistribute the lands to his friends and close associates for farming. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 02-01-2026 | Flood / Flash flood in Afghanistan | Heavy rain; Deaths: 17; Affected: 14,711; Location: Herat, Badghis, and Faryab provinces; DisNo: 2026-0006-AFG; Event_Start: 2026-01-02; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-04-17 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 30-12-2025 | Flood in Afghanistan — near 33.25, 62.38 | Flood in Afghanistan Magnitude 0 Minor Impact. Alert: Green. | Environmental | Green | GDACS |
| 30-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Faryab | On 30 December 2025, Taliban forces killed a former police officer in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 29-12-2025 | Riots in Afghanistan, Faryab | Around 29 December 2025 (as reported), Waziristani refugees, accompanied by Taliban forces, attacked Sardabeh village in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, in an attempt to usurp lands belonging to local residents. The locals clashed and defended their properties. No comment was provided by the Taliban. Casualties unknown. | Political | ACLED | |
| 29-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Parwan | On 29 December 2025, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a young man in Madad Khil village of Jabulussaraj district, Parwan. Motive unknown, and his whereabouts remained undisclosed. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Takhar | On 28 December 2025, Taliban police forces arrested 25 residents in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, on charges of playing music. The individuals were apprehended in a private residence while playing musical instruments and singing, and were transferred to an unknown location. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 26-12-2025 | 10 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (-38% vs previous week) | 10 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 38% decrease compared to the previous week, affecting 9 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Bazarak, Charikar and 6 additional locations. List of events: 1. Other: On 20 December 2025, Taliban forces arrested a former employee of the National Directorate of Security in the Kohnadeh-e-Faraj village in Unaba (Panjshir). He was arrested after a house-to-house search revealed old weapons and ammunition from the first resistance period, with the Taliban claiming he was connected to opposition groups. His whereabouts remain unknown since. | 2. Other: On 21 December 2025, intelligence forces arrested a former military officer in Islam Qalah (Herat) for reasons unknown. | 3. Other: On 21 December 2025, Taliban intelligence forces arrested a former police officer in Bazarak city (Panjshir). He had previously served in the internal security department of Panjshir's security command, but the reason for his arrest remains unclear. | 4. Other: On 22 December 2025, Taliban forces prevented women without a male consort from entering a joint Afghanistan-Central Asia market in the Hairatan port area, Balkh. They subjected them to document rejection, delays, and degrading treatment at the border checkpoints. | 5. Arrests: Around 23 December 2025 (week of), Taliban intelligence forces arrested the Director of Student Affairs at Kabul Medical University in Kabul city while he was returning home. The motive behind his arrest remains unknown. He was originally from Panjshir province, one of the main centers of anti-Taliban resistance forces. | 6. Other: On 24 December 2025, the Taliban government suspended the payment of salaries for all government employees in the Kabul province (coded as Kabul - Unspecified). No official reason was given. | 7. Other: On 25 December 2025, Taliban vice and virtue police arrested eight barbers for a month and closed their shops in Charikar city (Parwan), accusing them of shaving or trimming beards. | 8. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 25 December 2025, Taliban forces were deployed to Watarchi village in Nahreen district, Baghlan, following a clash between Taliban and NRF militants (coded separately). Sources reported that the area became heavily militarized, with Taliban restricting movement of local residents and helicopters patrolling the vicinity. | 9. Other: On 26 December 2025, Taliban vice and virtue forces arrested a school's principal and manager during a graduation ceremony in the Intercontinental Hotel, in Kabul - PD4, and confiscated their phones. The Taliban claimed there were women during the ceremony taking photographs in violation of the gender segregation. | 10. Other: Around 26 December 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice ordered the arrest of journalists involved in filming and video reporting in Helmand province (coded to Lashkargah). The department instructed video journalists to present themselves within two days, warning that failure to comply would result in arrest. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 26-12-2025 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Kabul | On 26 December 2025, the Taliban intelligence chief's assistant was killed and his son wounded in an explosion inside their house in the Bothkhak area of Kabul city. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Some sources stated the blast may have involved explosives concealed inside a gas cylinder, while the Taliban confirmed the death but claimed the incident was caused by a gas cylinder explosion. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 26-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Faryab | On 26 December 2025, Taliban forces publicly shot and killed a former military member in Kowlian Bazar of Bilchiragh district, Faryab. He had been expelled from Iran two weeks earlier and returned to Afghanistan. Motive unknown. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 26-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Ghazni | On 26 December 2025, a Taliban member publicly shot and wounded a street vendor in PD3, Ghazni city, following a verbal argument. Sources reported that the vendor is in critical condition and currently in a coma. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 26-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Logar | On 26 December 2025, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces beat vendors and hawkers in front of the cloth market in Puli Alam city, Logar, because they did not attend the mosque on time for prayers. According to the Taliban's Vice and Virtue directives, all businessmen are required to close their shops after 12 noon and go to the mosque. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-12-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Baghlan | On 25 December 2025, National Resistance Front forces killed three Taliban members in the Dara Kariz area of Watarchi village in Nahreen district, Baghlan, during a counterattack operation after their base was attacked by the Taliban. No NRF casualties. 3 fatalities. Following the incident, the Taliban exhumed the body of an NRF commander who had clashed with Taliban forces during the attack and later died after slipping from a mountain, and subsequently executed the body by firing squad. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 25-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Baghlan | On 25 December 2025, the Taliban shot dead a shepherd in Nahreen district, Baghlan, accusing him of being an NRF member. He was killed following clashes between Taliban forces and NRF militants (coded separately), after he had gone to the nearby mountains to look for his son, who was also a shepherd. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 24-12-2025 | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus - Global update | Since the first report of MERS-CoV in the KSA and Jordan in 2012, a total 2635 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, with 964 associated deaths (Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) of 37%), have been reported to WHO from 27 countries, across all six WHO regions (Figure 1). The majority of cases (84%; n=2224), have been reported from the KSA (Figure 2). Since the beginning of 2025 and as of 21 December, a total of 19 cases have been reported to WHO. Overall, 17 cases were reported in the KSA from five regions named: Riyadh (n=10), Taif (n=3), Najran (n=2), Hail (n=1), and Hafr Al-Batin City (n=1) (Figure 3). In addition, two travel associated cases of MERS-CoV infection have been reported in France, with likely exposure occurring during recent travel in the Arabian Peninsula (Figure 3). This disease outbreak news report focuses on the recent nine cases of MERS-CoV infection reported between 4 June - 21 December 2025: seven cases from the KSA and the two imported cases to France. The details of cases reported earlier in 2025 can be referred to in the previously published disease outbreak news on 13 March 2025 and 12 May 2025 . Between 4 June and 21 December 2025, the MoH of the KSA reported a total of seven cases of MERS CoV infection. The cases were reported from three regions: Najran (2), Riyadh (3), and Taif (2). No epidemiological links were identified between the seven cases. In addition, between 2 and 3 of December 2025, the IHR NFP for France reported two cases of MERS – CoV with recent travel to the Arabian Peninsula during the month of November. Follow-up has been completed for all contacts and no secondary infections have been identified or reported. From September 2012, France has recorded a total of four laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including one death: two cases were reported in 2013, and the latest two cases in December 2025. All cases had been travelers exposed in the Arabian Peninsula and returning back to France. For additional details please see Table 1. Figure 1: Epidemic curve of MERS-CoV infections (2635) and deaths (964) reported globally between 2012-2025 Figure 2: Epidemic curve of MERS-CoV infections (2224) and deaths (868) reported in KSA between 2012-2025 Figure 3. Geographical distribution of MERS-CoV infections between 1 January and 21 December 2025 (n=19). Table 1: MERS-CoV cases reported by KSA and France between 4 June and 21 December 2025 | Social | WHO | |
| 24-12-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | On 24 December 2025, Tajik border service fired at individuals attempting to cross into Tajikistan from Badakhshan Province (coded as Faiz Abad city, Badakhshan). An unspecified number of civilian casualties were inflicted in the incident. Fatalities coded as 0. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 19-12-2025 | 16 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+14% vs previous week) | 16 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 14% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 14 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Bamyan, Bazarak and 11 additional locations. List of events: 1. Arrests: On 13 December 2025, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested the principal and a teacher of Miradineh Girls' High School, along with the director of an English language institute in Malistan city, Ghazni, over the presence of female students at the inauguration ceremony of a reconstruction project. Local elders attempted mediation, but the Taliban stated that the individuals would be held in detention for 24 hours. | 2. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 13 December 2025 (as reported), Taliban police seized a cache of ammunition in Saygal Valley of Alishing district, Laghman, belonging to an unknown group. The seizure included 51 mortar rounds, 2 rounds of 82mm mortar ammunition, 200 rounds of DShK ammunition, 100 rounds of PK machine gun ammunition, one anti-personnel mine, 28 mortar warheads, and 4 warheads for 82mm mortars. Taliban stated that no arrests have been made in connection with the seizure. | 3. Other: On 14 December 2025, Taliban police forces shut down a women's shelter run by the Afghan Women Skills Development Center (AWSDC) in Kabul (Kabul - Unspecified) city, which was housing 33 women and children. | 4. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 14 December 2025 (as reported), Kuchis, backed by the Taliban, seized the village's Uzbek cemetery land and exhumed bodies in Shaikhali village of Dawlat Abad district, Faryab. Locals stated that the graves were destroyed and human remains were displaced in an attempt to usurp the land. | 5. Other: On 15 December 2025, Taliban vice and virtue forces arrested eight musicians accused of playing music during a wedding inside a house in Nijrab district (Kapisa). | 6. Other: On 15 December 2025, the Taliban's Ministry of Education dismissed at least 560 education positions in several provinces, including in Bamyan province. The cuts included cutting 27 central administrative posts, 111 teaching positions, 33 service staff roles, and 87 Islamic education posts. | 7. Other: On 15 December 2025, the Taliban's Ministry of Education dismissed at least 560 education positions in several provinces, including in Panjshir province (coded to Bazarak). The cuts included cutting 27 central administrative posts, 111 teaching positions, 33 service staff roles, and 87 Islamic education posts. | 8. Other: On 15 December 2025, the Taliban's Ministry of Education dismissed at least 560 education positions in Ghazni city. The cuts included cutting 27 central administrative posts, 111 teaching positions, 33 service staff roles, and 87 Islamic education posts. | 9. Other: On 15 December 2025, the Taliban dismissed several male and female teachers appointed during the former republic across Nangarhar province (coded to Jalalabad), claiming they were failing to wear beards, turbans, and to comply with other Taliban-mandated appearance rules. They were replaced them with madrasa clerics and Quran reciters. | 10. Other: On 15 December 2025, the Taliban's Ministry of Education dismissed at least 560 education positions in several provinces, including in Daykundi province (coded to Nili). The cuts included cutting 27 central administrative posts, 111 teaching positions, 33 service staff roles, and 87 Islamic education posts. | 11. Other: Displacement: On 16 December 2025, Taliban forces forced residents to evacuate from the Alok, Staicha, Espiana, and Dashtak villages in Unaba district (Panjshir) after declaring the areas military zones. Residents claim they did not receive any clear information on compensation or alternative housing. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Defusal: Around 16 December 2025 (as reported), Taliban forces, in cooperation with the international organization Halotrust, discovered and detonated an unexploded aerial bomb, leftover from previous wars, in Panizai village of Maruf district, Kandahar. | 13. Arrests: Around 17 December 2025 (as reported), Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested three singers in Mandol district, Nuristan, along with their musical instruments. | 14. Other: Around 17 December 2025 (as reported), Taliban municipal authorities demolished the Ariana Cinema in Kabul city to convert it into a commercial market. The cinema was a historic and landmark cultural venue. | 15. Other: On 18 December 2025, Taliban intelligence forces arrested three former police officers in a hotel in Maidan Shahr City (Wardak), accusing them of links with the NRF. All of them had recently returned from Iran. | 16. Arrests: Around 18 December 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice arrested a well-known social media activist and volunteer aid worker in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul). They released a forced confession video in which he is shown pledging to avoid what the Taliban describe as 'vice' in the future. Sources stated that he had previously been arrested by the Taliban in September 2022. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 12-12-2025 | 14 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+180% vs previous week) | 14 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 180% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Waghaz, Abdullah Khel, Deh-e Ghazi and 10 additional locations. These events resulted in 3 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 6 December 2025, three workers were killed when unexploded explosives, remnants of war, detonated in the Deh-e Ghazi area of Kama district, Nangarhar, while they were hammering and dismantling metal scrap that contained explosives. | 2. Other: On 7 December 2025, the Taliban's Ministry of Education dismissed 12 female teachers from the Saydabad girl's school in Pul-e-Hisar city (Baghlan) following an order to remove women from the education sector. | 3. Other: On 7 December 2025, an unidentified drone was seen flying over Kohistan (Kapisa) and several other districts before moving to Sayed Khil, in Parwan, and Faraj, in Panjshir. Its origin and purpose remain unknown. | 4. Arrests: On 7 December 2025, Taliban Vice and Virtue forces arrested four young men in Jibrail township of Herat province who had gone viral on Afghan social media for dressing in costumes inspired by the British television series 'Peaky Blinders', accusing them of promoting 'foreign culture' and behaviour inconsistent with 'Islamic values and Afghan culture.' The Taliban said the youths had undergone a rehabilitation programme and released a video in which they expressed regret for their appearance, thanked officials for their advice, and stated that they were unaware they had violated any laws. They were later released. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 7 December 2025, about 120 Taliban Pashtun forces were deployed to various districts of Badakhshan province (coded to Faiz Abad), replacing Tajik fighters. The Taliban began disarming local Tajik Taliban members and stripped them of duties such as collecting mine revenues and distributing land for extraction, assigning these tasks instead to Pashtun Kandahari Taliban. This followed weeks of attacks in which Taliban local militants killed five Chinese citizens in Tajikistan. | 6. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 7 December 2025 (as reported), the Taliban, through the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands forcibly seized dozens of locals' lands in Jaghuri district, Ghazni, designating them as 'emirate land' and ordering that no one has the right to construct buildings or be present on these properties. Locals said that the Taliban are seizing the majority of people's private properties, that was for long used as agricultural land, residential areas, or parts of public markets, in their favor under the pretext of land restoration. | 7. Change to group/activity: Security measures: On 8 December 2025, the Taliban searched locals' homes, questioned villagers, sealed off parts of the Abdullah Khel Valley in Darah district, Panjshir, and blocked movement around the area following an explosion carried out by NRF forces targeting the Taliban (coded separately). Locals said they were terrified, that no one could leave their homes out of fear, and that the Taliban were checking every person. | 8. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 8 December 2025, two children were injured when an unexploded landmine (likely remnants of war based on the context) detonated while they were herding livestock in the mountains of the Dosarki area in Sar Kani district, Kunar. | 9. Other: On 8 December 2025, the Taliban's Vice and Virtue forces ordered drivers in Tirinkot city, Urozgan, not to transport women without a male guardian. | 10. Other: Around 9 December 2025 (as reported), the Taliban ordered both public and private school administrations in Balkh province (coded to Mazar-e-Sharif) to accept only male student photos showing them wearing a lungi (turban) for educational documents. | 11. Other: On 10 December 2025, the Taliban's Ministry of Education dismissed 30 female teachers from schools in Herat city. | 12. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 10 December 2025, Taliban vice and virtue forces burned hundreds of musical instruments that had been confiscated during its enforcement of the prohibition of music across Nangarhar (coded as Jalalabad city, Nangarhar). | 13. Other: On 11 December 2025, unidentified drones were seen conducting low-altitude patrols over several districts, including Waghaz in Ghazni province. Some sources claim they may be linked to monitoring TTP and Al Qaeda settlements. | 14. Other: On 11 December 2025, unidentified drones were seen conducting low-altitude patrols over several districts including Waghaz in Ghazni province. Some sources claim they may be linked to monitoring TTP and Al Qaeda settlements. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 10-12-2025 | Seasonal influenza - Global situation | Globally, influenza activity has increased since October 2025 with influenza A viruses predominant among the viruses detected globally. In many northern hemisphere countries, acute respiratory infection levels increase at this time of year. These increases are typically caused by seasonal epidemics of respiratory pathogens such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other common respiratory viruses. The exact timing of the onset, the duration, magnitude and the severity of each epidemic might vary by location, influenced by multiple factors such as type of circulating viruses (including influenza and other respiratory pathogens), relative population immunity and environmental conditions. In the northern hemisphere, some countries have reported early starts to the influenza season. In other countries, influenza activity is starting to increase, but has not yet reached the epidemic threshold. In the southern hemisphere, some countries have had unusually long seasons compared to previous years, with virus activity remaining higher than usual in recent months. Global influenza surveillance and monitoring is conducted through the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), a WHO-coordinated network of over 160 institutions in 131 Member States. GISRS is tasked with conducting year-round surveillance and monitoring of influenza viruses and serving as the global alert mechanism for the emergence of novel influenza viruses and other respiratory pathogens with pandemic potential. In the northern hemisphere temperate and sub-tropical countries, areas and territories, influenza activity was generally low from June to August 2025. Activity gradually increased in September and continued to increase through November 2025. Influenza A viruses, especially A(H3N2) viruses, predominated during this period (Fig. 1). In the southern hemisphere temperate and sub-tropical countries, areas and territories, influenza activity generally decreased from June 2025 and remained low through August. However, a slight increase has been observed since September. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses predominated in June and July; however, A(H3N2) viruses have predominated since September (Fig. 2). In tropical areas, there has been sustained influenza activity from June through November. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses predominated through July. Since then, the proportion of influenza A(H3N2) viruses among reported detections has increased and has become predominant since the end of September (Fig. 3). Figure 1. Virus detections by subtype reported to FluNet, from 1 June to 30 November 2025 for the northern hemisphere temperate and sub-tropical countries, areas and territories. Source: GISRS: https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/flunetchart/ Figure 2. Virus detections by subtype reported to FluNet, from 1 June to 30 November 2025, for the southern hemisphere temperate and sub-tropical countries, areas and territories. Source: GISRS: https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/flunetchart/ Figure 3. Virus detections by subtype reported to FluNet, from 1 June to 30 November 2025, for tropical countries, areas and territories. Source: GISRS: https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/flunetchart/ Genetic characteristics of recent seasonal influenza viruses Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and influenza B/Victoria lineage viruses continue to circulate in all regions albeit at low levels. Influenza A(H3N2) viruses Based on genetic sequence data available in GISAID , a mixture of A(H3N2) haemagglutinin (HA) clades and subclades are currently circulating globally; however, there has been a recent and rapid rise in a particular subclade of A(H3N2), J.2.4.1 (alias subclade K Nextclade / Nextstrain nomenclature). A(H3N2) subclade K viruses have genetically drifted from related J.2.4 viruses and have several amino acid changes in their HA in comparison. Detections of subclade K viruses are increasing in many parts of the world, with the exception, to date, of South America. Subclade K viruses were particularly evident from August 2025 in Australia and New Zealand and have now been detected in more than 34 countries over the last 6 months. Figure 4. Influenza A(H3N2) percent positivity reported for epidemiological week 48 (24 to 30 November) 2025 Source: GISRS: https://www.who.int/teams/global-influenza-programme/surveillance-and-monitoring/influenza-surveillance-outputs Overview of seasonal influenza by WHO Region African region Influenza detections in the WHO African Region overall increased in October with influenza A(H3N2) predominant. The timing and predominant virus varied by zone. In the western part of the region, influenza detections increased in September and October with A(H3N2) predominant since October. All seasonal subtypes have been detected continuously in the middle and eastern parts of the region. Influenza activity peaked in May 2025 in South Africa with almost exclusively A(H3N2) detections; in recent weeks influenza activity has increased slightly but remained low. Eastern Mediterranean Region While influenza activity in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region overall increased in October with A(H3N2) viruses predominant, there were variations by zone. In countries in the northern part of the region, influenza detections increased in October with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 predominant and lesser proportions of influenza A(H3N2) and B virus detections reported. In the Arabian Peninsula, influenza detections also increased in October but with influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominant. European Region As of 21 November 2025, reported rates of influenza-like illness (ILI) and/or acute respiratory infection (ARI) in primary care were at baseline levels for most countries and areas of the WHO European Region. However, detections were increasing and regionally pooled test percent positivity in primary care sentinel surveillance rose above 10% in weeks 45 and 46 (ending on 15 November), marking the start of the 2025/26 influenza season for the European Region. This was approximately four weeks earlier than the median, but not out of the ordinary, with epidemiological trends similar to those observed in the 2022/23 influenza season. Influenza activity was variable between countries, with those in the west of the Region generally seeing earlier increases of influenza indicators compared to others. Influenza admissions, detections, and percent positivity in hospital surveillance were also increasing from inter-seasonal levels, with a higher proportion aged 65 years or older. A majority of influenza detections from sentinel and non-sentinel primary care and hospital surveillance systems were A(H3N2) viruses. Region of the Americas During the 2025 southern hemisphere season in the Americas, influenza transmission exceeded the seasonal threshold in mid-March, remaining mostly at low to moderate levels. Circulation was driven by influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, reaching a peak positivity of 19%. Activity then declined to low levels until the end of August, when an increase in circulation was observed, associated with influenza A(H3N2) in Brazil and Chile. As of beginning of November, Chile remains at moderate levels of influenza A(H3N2) transmission, without evidence of increased severity or rises in outpatient consultations. As of 4 November 2025, subclade K had not been detected in South America. In the northern hemisphere countries of the Americas, during week 45 of 2025, seasonal influenza circulation remained low, with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 predominating in the Caribbean and Central America. In North America, influenza activity—although still low—was increasing, mainly driven by influenza A virus detections. While most detections in Mexico were influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, a predominance of influenza A(H3N2) has been observed in the United States and Canada, with growing detections of the A(H3N2) subclade K. South-East Asia Region Influenza detections in the South-East Asia Region started increasing from Jun | Social | WHO | |
| 08-12-2025 | Last Friday saw clashes erupt between de facto authorities' security forces and the Pakistani military along the Spin Boldak -Chaman border crossing resulting in a t least five Afghan civilians | Last Friday saw clashes erupt between de facto authorities' security forces and the Pakistani military along the Spin Boldak -Chaman border crossing resulting in a t least five Afghan civilians killed and five others injured. Several Pakistan civilians also sustained minor injuries. Both sides accused the other of initiating the clash. The latest development follows the fragile ceasefire agreed in Doha on 19 October and the second and third round of talks, mediated by Türkiye and Qatar in Istanbul in November (see also UNOCC Daily of 2 December) . | Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 05-12-2025 | Broader transmission of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV – Global situation | Since the lifting of the second PHEIC for mpox on 5 September 2025, and as of 24 November 2025, 43 new confirmed cases of clade Ib MPXV have been reported across six WHO regions outside areas where sustained community transmission of this virus strain has been occurring. In four of these regions (Region of the Americas, South-East Asia Region, European Region and the Western Pacific Region), 24 cases had reported no recent international travel, suggesting local transmission. Based on this, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United States of America are now considered to be experiencing community transmission of clade Ib MPXV. In addition, travel-related cases continue to be reported in many countries. Among the 43 cases, half (22) were documented among men who have sex with men, while other cases were linked to travel to countries with known community transmission of clade Ib, or secondary to travel-related cases (household contacts and/or sexual partners). This report provides an overview of these recent cases of mpox confirmed to be due to clade Ib MPXV, by WHO region and country, summarizing key available epidemiological information, followed by WHO’s rapid risk assessment and public health advice. Summary of reported mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in WHO Regions and countries from 5 September to 24 November 2025 WHO African Region Since the lifting of the PHEIC on 5 September 2025 and as of 24 November 2025, one country, Namibia, has reported clade Ib MPXV cases for the first time. Community transmission persists in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Namibia Namibia notified WHO of one probable and two confirmed cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV. The index (probable) case linked to travel within the African Region and the two confirmed cases were his household contacts. No further cases have been reported following detection of this cluster. These are the first cases of mpox reported in the country. WHO Region of the Americas Two countries in the WHO Americas Region have reported a total of four confirmed cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV. One case detected in Canada had recently travelled, while three cases in the United States of America had no recent travel history or known epidemiological links to travellers. Canada Canada notified WHO of one confirmed mpox case due to clade Ib MPXV in an adult male with recent travel outside of the country and reporting no sexual partners after returning to Canada. The case received counselling on preventing further transmission. United States of America The United States of America reported three unrelated cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in Long Beach (one case) and Los Angeles (two cases) counties, California. All three occurred among men who have sex with men, none of whom had a history of recent international travel or known exposure to mpox cases. None of the individuals had a previous MPXV infection or prior orthopoxvirus vaccination, and one case was immunocompromised. All three individuals were hospitalized, received standard medical care, and have fully recovered. Prior to the lifting of the PHEIC, the United States of America had reported six cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, all linked to travel. Public health authorities conducted contact tracing among household, healthcare-facility and social contacts. No additional cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV have been detected to date. Public health investigations suggest ongoing community transmission of clade Ib MPXV among men who have sex with men and their social networks in southern California. Viral genomic sequencing data indicate that the three California cases may be linked to a previously reported case in the country in August 2025. WHO South-East Asia Region From 5 September to 24 November 2025, five cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV have been reported in the WHO South-East Asia Region, all in Thailand. All cases had a recent history of international travel and three self-identified as men who have sex with men. Thailand Thailand notified WHO of five new cases of mpox cases due to clade Ib MPXV. The cases included four males, three of whom self-identified as men who have sex with men, and one female. Travel histories indicate associations with recent travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and the Russian Federation, where exposure to infection is likely to have occurred. Prior to 5 September, Thailand had reported five cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, all of which were associated with international travel. WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Three countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, Egypt, Lebanon and Qatar have reported six cases of mpox. Although the clade was not documented in Egypt and Lebanon, two cases attributed to clade Ib MPXV were reported in Qatar. Qatar Qatar notified WHO of two cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV. One adult male and one adult female, linked to travel within the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Prior to this period, Qatar had reported three cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, all of which were associated with international travel. WHO European Region Countries in the WHO European Region have reported a total of 27 mpox cases due to clade Ib MPXV. Of these, 18 cases were classified as autochthonous, with no relevant history of recent international travel, suggesting undetected community transmission (Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain). Two cases (reported from Belgium and the United Kingdom) were related to travel within Europe and five cases to travel outside of Europe (East Africa, Uganda, United Arab Emirates), either to or from countries experiencing community transmission of clade Ib MPXV but also to or from countries where no community transmission has been reported, including Angola, the United Arab Emirates, and Viet Nam. Furthermore, at least 15 of the 27 cases, and 14 of the 18 locally acquired cases occurred among individuals who self-identified as men who have sex with men. Belgium Belgium reported to WHO one case of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV with recent travel to the Netherlands. This individual reported having had multiple sexual contacts with other men while in the Netherlands. Prior to 5 September, Belgium had reported six mpox cases caused by clade Ib MPXV, all linked to travel. France France notified WHO of one case of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in an adult male traveller who had returned from East Africa. Prior to this period, France had reported three cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, all linked to travel. Germany Germany notified WHO of three cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV. All three cases had a recent history of international travel: one, an adult male who had travelled to Angola, another an adult female who had travelled to Uganda, and the third, an adult male who had travelled to Viet Nam. Uganda has community transmission of clade Ib and Viet Nam has not previously reported cases of this subclade. Prior to 5 September, Germany had reported 12 mpox cases due to clade Ib MPXV, most of which were linked to travel. Greece Greece notified WHO of its first case of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV, in an adult male with a recent history of travel to the United Arab Emirates before arriving in Greece. Ireland Ireland reported two cases linked to a small cluster which was reported before 5 September 2025. The index case had history of recent travel outside Europe. The first locally acquired case was a child ( Italy Italy notified WHO of two cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in adult males who had no history of recent international travel or known contact with mpox cases. There was no epidemiological link between these cases. Epidemiological investigations and contact tracing were conducted, and no additional cases were identified. The identification of these cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV in Italy, without any l | Social | WHO | |
| 02-12-2025 | Pakistan An initial round of Saudi -facilitated direct talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan's de facto authorities reportedly ended in Riyadh yesterday without a breakthrough, with both sides | Pakistan An initial round of Saudi -facilitated direct talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan's de facto authorities reportedly ended in Riyadh yesterday without a breakthrough, with both sides showing limited willingness to compromise. This initiative follow s a Türkiye -Qatar -mediated process that secured a temporary ceasefire. Comment: Iran has announced plans to host a regional conference in mid -December, with relations between these two countries among the main agenda items. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 30-11-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nuristan | On 30 November 2025, Taliban forces tortured and executed a former police officer in the Mandol District (coded to Mandol, Nuristan), after accusing him of having links to the NRF. He had recently returned from Iran. Total 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-11-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Farah | On 30 November 2025, Iranian border forces opened fire on a group of 35 Afghan migrants near the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi crossing in Farah province, killing 12 of them as they attempted to illegally cross into Iran. The fate of the remaining individuals in the group remains unknown. The Taliban confirmed the killing of 10 Afghan migrants and the disappearance of two others. | Conflict | Fatalities: 12 | ACLED |
| 30-11-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Faryab | On 30 November 2025, Afghanistan Freedom Front militants attacked the Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Maimana city, Faryab. The AFF claimed that two Taliban forces were killed and two others wounded as they were leaving the department building, and that the fate of the department head remained unknown. However, the Taliban claimed that an assailant attempted to enter the compound but was neutralised before reaching his target, without specifying the nature of the attack. Some sources confirmed the occurrence of an explosion, caused by a hand grenade, and stated that there were no casualties. Fatalities coded as 1 based on the lowest estimate. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-11-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kunduz | On 30 November 2025, National Resistance Front forces attacked a Taliban vehicle along the Kunduz-Shir Khan Bandar highway in the Alchin area of Kunduz city, killing one Taliban member and wounding two others. The vehicle was also destroyed. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-11-2025 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Urozgan | Explosive remnants of war: On 30 November 2025, three children were killed by the explosion of a mortar shell, a remnant of war, while playing with it in Shir Khani village of Shahidhassas (Chaharchino) district, Urozgan. The victims were brothers between 13 and 18 years old. 3 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 29-11-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kunduz | On 29 November 2025, two Taliban members were killed and one was wounded following an attack by Afghanistan Freedom Front militants on a Taliban checkpoint on Azadi Street in Kunduz city. 2 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 29-11-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | On 29 November 2025, Taliban forces opened fire on local residents in the Bandar Darah area (Achin, Nangarhar). The shooting erupted during a dispute over a local stone-quarry site, resulting in two fatalities and leaving three other individuals injured. Total 2 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 29-11-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | On 29 November 2025, Afghanistan Freedom Front fighters clashed with Taliban forces following rocket attacks on Taliban positions in the Tapa-e-Television area (PD7) of Faiz Abad city, Badakhshan. The group claimed that three Taliban members were killed and two others were wounded. 3 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 29-11-2025 | Strategic developments in Afghanistan, Kabul | Around 29 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice arrested an Afghan TikToker over his social media content in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul), accusing him of engaging in acts against Islamic and moral values, which they described as a serious offense. The ministry stated that he had been taken into custody and referred to the court for further action. They also released a forced confession video in which he admits that his activity on TikTok and YouTube was illegitimate. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-11-2025 | 10 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+67% vs previous week) | 10 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 67% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 9 locations including Gardez, Jalalabad, Mahmood Raqi and 6 additional locations. These events resulted in 5 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Arrests: Around 22 November 2025 (as reported), Taliban military and intelligence forces arrested a number of former military members and their relatives in Daykundi province (coded to Nili) following their return from Iran, demanding weapons or the value of them. | 2. Other: On 22 November 2025, the Taliban made it mandatory for all local government office employees to wear a turban in Jowzjan province (coded to Sheberghan). | 3. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 22 November 2025 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized a weapons and ammunition cache consisting of 21,000 rounds of Kalashnikov and PK machine-gun bullets, 200 rounds for a DShK heavy machine gun, 300 rounds for a rocket launcher, and several hand grenades from an unknown group in Tirinkot city, Urozgan. Police arrested three individuals in connection with the seizure. | 4. Other: On 23 November 2025, the Taliban banned the broadcasting of images of living beings in Paktia province (coded to Gardez). The directive was imposed under the Taliban's new 'Vice and Virtue' law, which prohibits the publication of such images. Following the ban, broadcasts of national television in Paktia was suspended and converted to audio and written formats. | 5. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 23 November 2025, two people were killed and seven others, including women and children, were injured when unexploded explosives from previous wars detonated after the family threw firewood containing explosives into a stove in their house in Badzai village in the Qala Shahmir area of Maiwand district, Kandahar. | 6. Other: On 24 November 2025, the Taliban, under the order of the Department of Vice and Virtue, made the wearing of the Burqa (full body veil) mandatory for women, including healthcare workers, entering the provincial hospital in the Kapisa province (coded to Mahmood Raqi city). | 7. Other: Around 24 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban expelled students from the dorm at Nangarhar University in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar, for trimming their beards, and confiscated their dorm cards. Students said the policy has become coercive and violates their educational rights. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 25 November 2025 (as reported), Taliban police forces discovered and seized 390 various types of weapons from an unknown group in different areas of Paktia province (coded to Gardez). | 9. Arrests: On 26 November 2025, the Taliban arrested a schoolteacher and youth leader from the Sangi Khan area of Dareh (Abshar) district, Panjshir, on charges of publishing images of the Taliban burning down Prangal school (coded separately). | 10. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 26 November 2025, three children were killed and two others wounded when an unexploded mortar shell left over from a previous war detonated while they were playing with it in Nahri Shahi district, Balkh. 3 fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 5 | ACLED |
| 28-11-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Helmand | Around 28 November 2025 (between 14 November - 14 December), a man was detained, tortured, and killed by Taliban intelligence forces in Lashkargah city, Helmand. He had been arrested several weeks earlier on accusations of purchasing a stolen motorcycle and was reportedly tortured for several days while in custody. He later died as a result of the torture. His body was handed over to his family on 14 December. Sources stated that the victim's two other brothers remain in Taliban custody. Motive unknown. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 28-11-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Balkh | On 28 November 2025, National Resistance Front forces targeted the Taliban's security commander's vehicle in the Tapa Sheikhi area of Khulm (Tashqurghan) district, Balkh, wounding the security commander and another local commander, and killing several of their bodyguards. Unspecified number of fatalities coded as 3. | Conflict | Fatalities: 3 | ACLED |
| 25-11-2025 | Pakistani forces reportedly conducted overnight air strikes in Khost, Kunar and Paktika provinces, killing one woman and nine children , including four girls, and injuring four others , according to | Pakistani forces reportedly conducted overnight air strikes in Khost, Kunar and Paktika provinces, killing one woman and nine children , including four girls, and injuring four others , according to de facto authorities . The strikes, which followed a suicide attack in Peshawar yesterday, have drawn reactions from Afghan and Pakistani officials . Meanwhile, Afghan women's movements marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women yesterday by condemning what they described as systemic restrictions on women and girls under de facto rule, calling for an end to discriminatory measures, restoration of rights, accountability for violations and stronger international action to protect those at risk. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 07-11-2025 | 13 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+18% vs previous week) | 13 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 18% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 11 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Chinarai, Darah and 8 additional locations. These events resulted in 2 reported fatalities. List of events: 1. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 1 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of over 50 acres (10 hectares) of land, including the Mullah Tera Khil, Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, and Mullah Ezzat townships in Kabul province, as well as other townships in Balkh, Wardak, Ghazni, and Nangarhar provinces, designating it as 'emirate land.' The Taliban stated that the action was based on Sharia decision ruling by the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands, established after the group's return to power. | 2. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 1 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of over 50 acres (10 hectares) of land, including the Shahr-e-Naw Township in Wardak (coded to Maidan Shahr) province, as well as other townships in Balkh, Kabul, Ghazni, and Nangarhar provinces, designating it as 'emirate land.' The Taliban stated that the action was based on Sharia decision ruling by the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands, established after the group's return to power. | 3. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 1 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of over 50 acres (10 hectares) of land, including the Haji Qadeer and Eshaq Gilani townships in Nangarhar (coded to Jalalabad) province, as well as other townships in Balkh, Wardak, Ghazni, and Kabul provinces, designating it as 'emirate land.' The Taliban stated that the action was based on Sharia decision ruling by the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands, established after the group's return to power. | 4. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 1 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of over 50 acres (10 hectares) of land, including the Hakim Sanayi and Nowabad townships in Ghazni province, as well as other townships in Balkh, Wardak, Kabul, and Nangarhar provinces, designating it as 'emirate land.' The Taliban stated that the action was based on Sharia decision ruling by the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands, established after the group's return to power. | 5. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 1 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of over 50 acres (10 hectares) of land, including the Khalid bin Walid Township in Balkh (Mazar-e-Sharif) province, as well as other townships in Kabul, Wardak, Ghazni, and Nangarhar provinces, designating it as 'emirate land.' The Taliban stated that the action was based on Sharia decision ruling by the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands, established after the group's return to power. | 6. Other: Around 1 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education suspended four private universities, including Qalam, Esteqamat, Ibn Sina, and Dunya universities in Kabul province. The motive is unknown, though sources said that ethnic and sectarian issues may have been the main reason. The Taliban warned that if their concerns are not addressed within one year, the operating licenses of these universities will be revoked. | 7. Other: Displacement: Around 1 November 2025 (as reported), Taliban forces forced residents to vacate their homes in Chinarai village of the Muslem Abad area, Khak-e-Jabar district, Kabul, suspectedly to make way for the construction of a new terminal. Locals claimed that open land exists behind their houses that could be used instead, but the project was imposed on their homes. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 3 November 2025 (as reported), Taliban Police forces discovered and seized one heavy weapon, two Kalashnikov rifles, one grenade, a daytime binocular, 200 bullets, a magazine, and a box of shrapnel from an unknown group attempting to smuggle weapons and military equipment to Pakistan in Shorabak district, Kandahar. Three individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure. | 9. Other: Around 5 November 2025 (as reported), the Taliban decided that women would no longer be allowed to enter government offices in Kabul city unless they wore a burqa. Sources reported that women were prevented from entering several government institutions, including the Civil Registration Authority, the Ministry of Education, and the Prisons Administration, in recent days. | 10. Other: On 5 November 2025, the Taliban, under the order of the Department of Vice and Virtue, made the wearing of the Burqa (full body veil) mandatory for women including teachers, principals and doctors in Herat province. Sources reported that following the directive, women without burqas were prevented from entering government offices such as the Education Department, Population Registration Department, and Court Department. In addition, women without Burqas, including female doctors and patients, were barred from entering the Herat Regional Hospital. The Taliban's Vice and Virtue Department also prohibited taxi and bus drivers from providing rides to women without burqas, even if accompanied by a male relative, and extended the same restriction to entry into stores. | 11. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 5 November 2025, a child was killed and two others were wounded when an unexploded ordnance from previous wars detonated after the child brought it home in the Tatang area of Rodat district, Nangarhar. 1 fatality. | 12. Disrupted weapons use: Detonation: On 7 November 2025, a man was killed when his explosives detonated prematurely in the Shahrak-e Sar Darrah area of Kunduz city. Sources claimed that he was planning a sabotage attack, but the device exploded before reaching his target. 1 fatality. | 13. Looting/property destruction: Property destruction: On 7 November 2025, Taliban forces set fire to Parangal High School in Darah (Abshar) district, Panjshir, burning all its equipment and documents. Sources claimed that the Taliban did not allow locals to extinguish the fire. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 05-11-2025 | Yesterday, de facto authorities suspended UN operations at Islam Qala bord er crossing with Iran following a directive imposing new limitations on women's employment that no longer permit them to | Yesterday, de facto authorities suspended UN operations at Islam Qala bord er crossing with Iran following a directive imposing new limitations on women's employment that no longer permit them to work in the health sector or with any charity or humanitarian organization in that region. | Social | UNOCC | |
| 05-11-2025 | Pakistani airstrikes, military clashes displace thousands of families from homes. | The displacement of approximately 20,000 families in Kandahar, Afghanistan, was primarily caused by Pakistani airstrikes and military clashes between Afghan border forces and Pakistani troops. These families, primarily from Spin Boldak, were forced to seek refuge in areas with limited basic facilities due to the destruction of homes and property. Efforts to provide assistance to the affected families are ongoing amidst the challenges faced. | Conflict | High concern | HDX Signals |
| 03-11-2025 | Northern Afghanistan was impacted by a magnitude 6 | Northern Afghanistan was impacted by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake earlier today , with tremors also experienced in neighbo uring Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Preliminary reports received by OCHA suggest that at least 16 people have been killed and over 200 others injured ; casualty estimates are expected to increase further . | Political | UNOCC | |
| 03-11-2025 | Earthquake / Ground movement in Afghanistan | Deaths: 26; Affected: 1,412,172; Location: Marmul and Sholgara (Balkh Province); Khulm, Feroz Nakhchir, Hazrat-e-Sultan and Aybak (Samangan Province); DisNo: 2025-0932-AFG; Event_Start: 2025-11-03; EMDAT_Last_Update: 2026-02-04 | Environmental | EMDAT | |
| 31-10-2025 | 11 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+83% vs previous week) | 11 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 83% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 7 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Faiz Abad, Herat and 4 additional locations. These events resulted in 1 reported fatality. List of events: 1. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: On 25 October 2025, the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of 38 acres, including 15 plots of land, in the Khaja Maruf village of PD2, Faiz Abad city, Badakhshan, as 'emirate land.' The Taliban stated that the decision was made by the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands, established after the group's return to power. | 2. Other: Around 25 October 2025 (as reported), Taliban officials from the Ministry of Education harassed female teachers and employees (coded to Kabul) through phone calls, proposing marriage under the pretext of 'lawful intentions.' Sources stated that Taliban members first gather information on which women are unmarried before targeting them with such calls. The harassment has caused many female teachers to feel unsafe, leading some to isolate themselves at home or resign from their jobs. | 3. Other: Explosive remnants of war: On 26 October 2025, a youth was killed when an unexploded ordnance (likely remnants of war based on the context) went off in Islahat Idara area, PD1 of Maidan Shahr city, Wardak. | 4. Other: Around 27 October 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Vice and Virtue forces intervened in classes and expelled students from Herat and Bamyan universities across Herat (coded to Herat) and Bamyan provinces (coded separately) for not having beards. Some students had their dormitory cards confiscated, stipends cut, and were denied food for trimming or shaving their beards. | 5. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 27 October 2025, Taliban forces, including the Taliban Army Chief and the commander of the first brigade of the 219th Omar Salis Division, were deployed to Shahri Buzurg district, Badakhshan, to contain an internal clash between Taliban forces over control of a gold mine and to arrest their so-called 'rebel' commander (coded separately). | 6. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: Around 28 October 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of 18.2 acres of land from phases one and two of Arya Township in PD10 of Kabul city (Kabul - PD10), designating it as 'emirate land.' The Taliban stated that the action was based on a decision by the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Reclamation of Grabbed Lands, established after the group's return to power. | 7. Other: On 29 October 2025, Taliban members forcibly summoned students of Sheikh Zayed University to a meeting about Taliban beards instructions in Khost city. Taliban closed the university gates and did not allow students to leave. The Taliban governor instructed them to grow their beards like those of the group's fighters. | 8. Arrests: Around 29 October 2025 (as reported), Taliban security forces arrested an IS member (coded to Kabul). Sources claimed that he was from Pakistan and had been trained in IS camps near Quetta, Pakistan, before being sent to Afghanistan via the Torkham route. | 9. Other: Around 29 October 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice ordered doctors and hospital staff to keep their beards and instructed female doctors to wear the hijab (coded to Kabul). | 10. Agreement: On 30 October 2025, the Government of Pakistan and the Interim Government of Afghanistan agreed to continue the ceasefire following the conclusion of talks between the two countries (coded to Kabul) in Istanbul. Meetings were held from 25-30 October 2025 to reinforce the ceasefire initially agreed upon in Qatar (coded separately) with the mediation of Turkey and Qatar. The agreement called for the continuation of the ceasefire following intense clashes across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border between 11-12 and 14-15 October that killed dozens and wounded hundreds. Both sides agreed to hold further meetings on 6 November. | 11. Arrests: On 30 October 2025, the Taliban arrested a civil activist in Faiz Abad city, Badakhshan, over his critical Facebook posts about the former Taliban governor, local administrative changes, and cultural and identity issues in Badakhshan. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-10-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Panjshir | On 30 October 2025, the Taliban executed a young man in the Tandi Khajeh area of Rukha district, Panjshir, after accusing him of involvement in a recent explosion targeting a Taliban military vehicle (coded separately). He was tortured for three days before being publicly shot and killed. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 30-10-2025 | Tensions escalated between Pakistan and the de facto aut horities following failed talks in Türkiye yesterday (see also UNOCC Daily of 28 October) | Tensions escalated between Pakistan and the de facto aut horities following failed talks in Türkiye yesterday (see also UNOCC Daily of 28 October) . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 29-10-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Kunar | Around 29 October 2025 (as reported), a Taliban fighter was killed by unknown armed men in the Chonkhor area of Ghazi Abad district, Kunar. The motive remains unknown. 1 fatality. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 28-10-2025 | Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan have reportedly reached an impasse following three days of negotiations in Istanbul (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily) | Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan have reportedly reached an impasse following three days of negotiations in Istanbul (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily) . Meanwhile , OHCHR and UNAMA note with concern the impact of de facto authorities' shutdown of telecommunications services since 15 September, including inter alia delayed or denied access to healthcare and emergency services and exacerba ted restrictions on women and girls. | Social, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 28-10-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Panjshir | On 28 October 2025, unknown gunmen targeted a Taliban military vehicle with an explosion in the Tandi Khajeh area of Rukha district, Panjshir, killing the driver of the vehicle. Locals reported hearing gunfire a few minutes after the explosion. The Taliban claimed that the vehicle was not a military one but was transporting explosives used for emerald extraction when it exploded, killing the driver. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 27-10-2025 | UNAMA informs that the de facto authorities ' delegation and the Pakistani delegation started talks on Saturday in Türkiye following the first round of negotiations in Qatar last week | UNAMA informs that the de facto authorities ' delegation and the Pakistani delegation started talks on Saturday in Türkiye following the first round of negotiations in Qatar last week . Citing media reports, the Mission informs that discussions will be on the establishment of a monitoring mechanism to prevent hostile actions, strict enforcement of existing laws to uphold national sovereignty, and the removal of barriers to trade. However, Pakistan 's Defence Minister issued a warning , last week during a press briefing in Pakistan, stating that failure in negotiations could lead to “open war ” with Afghanistan. | Economic, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 27-10-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | On 27 October 2025, an internal armed clash broke out between a local Taliban commander backed by the Taliban Army Chief, who was also the group's former district director of mining, and the current Taliban director of mines in Yawayz village, Shahri Buzurg district, Badakhshan, over control of a gold mine. At least one Taliban first brigade commander was killed and 2-3 others were wounded during the clashes. Some unconfirmed sources claimed that four people were either killed or injured. The Taliban claimed that they clashed with an armed group led by a businessman involved in the mining sector who was allegedly misusing weapons and influence, and that they arrested all members of the group, including their leader. Local sources confirmed that the local commander fled with his fighters to the surrounding mountains but was later arrested and transferred to Kabul, and will be sent to Kandahar to 'seek intercession' from the Taliban leader. 1 fatality based on the lowest estimate. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 25-10-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | On 25 October 2025, an internal ethnic armed clash erupted between Pashtun Taliban and Uzbek Taliban forces in Raghistan district (coded to Ziraki), Badakhshan. Motive unknown. One Taliban member was arrested following the clashes, allegedly for mocking Tajik members of the Taliban, however, the Taliban claimed he was arrested on charges of 'abuse of authority.' Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-10-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Badakhshan | On 25 October 2025, Tajikistan's border military forces clashed with Taliban forces in the Dawang village of Shahri Buzurg district, Badakhshan. The confrontation erupted over water diversion and changes in the flow of the Amu River. The area hosts gold mining projects involving Chinese and Afghan companies. Sources reported that the clash resulted in casualties, potentially including Chinese nationals, though the exact number remained unknown. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-10-2025 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Kunduz | On 25 October 2025, a powerful IED explosion occurred targeting a Taliban patrol near the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in PD2 of Kunduz city. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Casualties unknown. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-10-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Baghlan | On 25 October 2025, the Taliban arrested and tortured two civilians in Khosh Dara Valley of Khost Wa Firing district, Baghlan. Motive unknown. One of the detainees was released in exchange for a rifle and 100,000 Afghanis in cash, while the other remained in Taliban custody. Locals stated that in recent months, the Taliban have increasingly abducted civilians under various pretexts, demanding money and weapons for their release. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 25-10-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Sar-e Pol | On 25 October 2025, Taliban intelligence forces opened fire on three civilians in the Koh-e-Zard Baghal area of Balkhab district, Sar-e Pol. Two were killed at the scene, while another sustained serious injuries and was transferred to a hospital in Bamyan province. Motive unknown. | Conflict | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 25-10-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Takhar | On 25 October 2025, Taliban forces shot and killed a former military officer, who had served as the bodyguard of a former commander, in the Chashma Garmak area of Farkhar district, Takhar. Motive unknown. The victim had been beaten and threatened with death by Taliban members a few days earlier (coded separately). The victim had served as the commander's personal bodyguard for around 12 years and had become a farmer following the Taliban takeover. The former commander had previously been killed in an anti-Taliban operation during the republic. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 24-10-2025 | Riots in Afghanistan, Khost | On 24 October 2025, residents of Gulnam and Neknam villages clashed over a land ownership dispute in the Gulnam village of Sabari district (coded to Yakubi), Khost, resulting in two killed and four injuries. The Taliban arrested seven individuals along with their weapons in connection with the incident. 2 fatalities. | Political | Fatalities: 2 | ACLED |
| 21-10-2025 | Pakistan According to OCHA , Pakistani authorities have accelerated the repatriation of Afghan refugees , shutting down all refugee camps nationwide and establishing additional border exit points to | Pakistan According to OCHA , Pakistani authorities have accelerated the repatriation of Afghan refugees , shutting down all refugee camps nationwide and establishing additional border exit points to ensure a smooth return (see also UNOCC Daily of 7 August) . Since September 2023 and as of 16 October, over 1.47 million Afghans have been repatriated ; only those holding valid Pakistani visas are being permitted to stay. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 20-10-2025 | Following temporary ceasefire arrangements from 15 Octo ber, Pakistani and de facto authority representatives agreed in Doha yesterday to a formal ceasefire and committed to follow-up meetings to | Following temporary ceasefire arrangements from 15 Octo ber, Pakistani and de facto authority representatives agreed in Doha yesterday to a formal ceasefire and committed to follow-up meetings to maintain and monitor the ceasefire's implementation (see also UNOCC Daily of 16 October). Meanwhile, in discussions in Kabul last Thursday, the EU announced the allocation of approximately EUR 50 million this year for Afghan returnees, to be distributed through UN agencies and NGOs. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 17-10-2025 | 11 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan (+22% vs previous week) | 11 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This represents a 22% increase compared to the previous week, affecting 7 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Ghazni, Jalalabad and 4 additional locations. These events resulted in 1 reported fatality. List of events: 1. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: On 12 October 2025, Taliban forces were deployed to Torkham border crossing in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, in response to ongoing clashes between the Taliban and Pakistani forces (coded separately). | 2. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 12 October 2025 (as reported), Taliban forces were deployed to Kandahar province, in response to ongoing clashes between the Taliban and Pakistani forces (coded separately). | 3. Arrests: On 12 October 2025, the Taliban captured three Pakistani military personnel during clashes in Afghanistan (coded to Kabul). Around 17 February 2026, the Taliban announced that they released the prisoners as part of their policy to maintain positive relations with all countries and on the occasion of the upcoming month of Ramadan, as a sign of respect for the Saudi negotiation delegation. | 4. Change to group/activity: Movement of forces: Around 14 October 2025 (as reported), Taliban Pashtun forces were deployed to Yawan district, Badakhshan, to contain an internal clash between Pashtun and Tajik Taliban forces over a gold mine (coded separately). | 5. Agreement: On 15 October 2025, the Government of Pakistan and the Interim Government of Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire effective until 17 October 2025 between the two countries (coded as Islamabad, FCT). The agreement orders a temporary cessation of hostilities following intense clashes across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border between 11-12 and 14-15 October that killed dozens and wounded hundreds. Mainstream news sources claim a prior ceasefire had been agreed after 12 October 2025, but was not publicly announced. The two countries are expected to meet and begin talks in Qatar. | 6. Looting/property destruction: Land seizure: : Around 15 October 2025 (month of), the Taliban's Ministry of Justice announced that a special court had confirmed the seizure of 3,686,000 square meters of land in Nawabad Township, PD6 of Ghazni city, designating it as 'emirate land.' The Taliban offered the residents three options: repurchase, rent, or to abandon their homes. | 7. Arrests: On 15 October 2025, the Taliban arrested a civil society activist in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar. Motive unknown. He was also involved in private business in addition to his social activities. | 8. Other: On 16 October 2025, a man convicted of two murders was executed in public by the Taliban at the central sports stadium of Qala-i-Now city, Badghis, following an order from Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Local residents were instructed to attend the execution. | 9. Other: On 16 October 2025, the Taliban Ministry of Telecommunications restricted nationwide access to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store across Afghanistan (coded to Kabul), forcing users to rely on VPNs. | 10. Agreement: On 17 October 2025, the Government of Pakistan and the Interim Government of Afghanistan agreed to extend the ceasefire until the conclusion of talks between the two countries (coded as Islamabad, FCT), in Qatar. The agreement orders a temporary cessation of hostilities following intense clashes across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border between 11-12 and 14-15 October that killed dozens and wounded hundreds. The two countries are expected to meet and begin talks in Qatar, holding the ceasefire until its conclusion. | 11. Other: On 17 October 2025, Taliban intelligence ordered the suspension of Shamshad TV, one of the country's leading private broadcasters (coded to Kabul), accusing it of failing to properly cover recent border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan (coded separately) and of not defending the Taliban's position during Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan (coded separately). The channel resumed its media activities on 19 October. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
| 17-10-2025 | 13 Explosions/Remote violence events in Afghanistan (up from 3 previous week) | 13 Explosions/Remote violence events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is up from 3 events in the previous week, affecting 13 locations including Angur Adah, Bahram Chah, Barmal and 10 additional locations. These events resulted in 42 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 42 | ACLED |
| 17-10-2025 | 35 Battles events in Afghanistan (up from 1 previous week) | 35 Battles events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. This is up from 1 event in the previous week, affecting 29 locations including Shorabak, Jaji Maidan, Kunduz and 26 additional locations. These events resulted in 119 reported fatalities. | Conflict | Fatalities: 119 | ACLED |
| 17-10-2025 | Internal Taliban conflicts, Pakistani attacks, protests fuel the nation's unrest. | Recent armed conflicts in Afghanistan have been primarily driven by internal disputes among Taliban factions over issues like resource control, external attacks from Pakistan targeting alleged militant hideouts, and ongoing resistance from groups such as the National Resistance Front and Afghanistan Freedom Front. Key locations include Wardooj district in Badakhshan, Helmand province, Panjshir province, and border areas such as Paktika, Kandahar, and Nangarhar. In addition to military clashes, protests have erupted across Afghanistan in response to internet shutdowns imposed by the Taliban, restrictions on women's rights, and Pakistani aerial attacks, with significant protests occurring in Kabul, Kunar, and various other provinces. | Conflict | Medium concern | HDX Signals |
| 16-10-2025 | Pakistan Further to earlier mention, UNAMA has joined other international actors in welcoming a 48-hour ceasefire that took effect at 17:30 Local Time yesterday (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily) | Pakistan Further to earlier mention, UNAMA has joined other international actors in welcoming a 48-hour ceasefire that took effect at 17:30 Local Time yesterday (see also yesterday's UNOCC Daily) . As regards the prospect of a permanent ceasefire, Pakistan's Prime Minister is cited claiming that “ the ball is in the Afghan Taliban's court ”. Reports refer to at least 23 civilian deaths and over 400 injuries resulting from these recent clashes. | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 07-10-2025 | The UN Human Rights Council adopted yesterday an EU -led resolution establishing an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan to collect, preserve, and analyse evidence of serious crimes | The UN Human Rights Council adopted yesterday an EU -led resolution establishing an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan to collect, preserve, and analyse evidence of serious crimes and human rights violations since the Taliban's return to power in 2021. The mechanism will work alongside the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan and the ICC to support future prosecutions and advance justice for Afghan victims, particularly women and girls facing ongoing repression . Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch hailed the decision as a crucial step toward accountability after decades of impunity . | Technological | UNOCC | |
| 03-10-2025 | 10 Strategic developments events in Afghanistan | 10 Strategic developments events were recorded in Afghanistan during this week. Comparable prior-week data was not available, affecting 8 locations including Kabul - Unspecified, Charikar, Faiz Abad and 5 additional locations. List of events: 1. Other: On 28 September 2025, the Taliban ministry of higher education enforce new restrictions on students and professors - through a 10 page decree with 50 rules - across Afghanistan (coded to Kabul city). The new rules require students to wear turbans, prohibits the use of smartphones, and bans live photos within campuses. | 2. Other: On 28 September 2025, the Taliban Education Department in Herat province ordered all education department directors, staff, teachers, and students to attend their duties and lessons wearing turbans. | 3. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 28 September 2025 (as reported), the Taliban imposed a nighttime curfew in Khulm district, Balkh, starting at 9 pm, stating that the violators would be punished. | 4. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 30 September 2025 (between 29 - 30 September), Taliban intelligence plainclothes forces conducted house searches across Kandahar city, arresting several residents. Local sources reported that multiple checkpoints have also been set up throughout the city, with movements being heavily monitored. This comes after the Taliban cut off internet and telecommunications networks nationwide for two days, which have since been restored. | 5. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 30 September 2025 (between 29 September - 1 October), Taliban intelligence forces stopped citizens, particularly young people, in the streets and alleyways of Kabul city, to search them and check their smartphones in areas such as Pul-e Bagh-e Omumi, Deh Mazang, Kote Sangi, and others. This came after the Taliban cut off internet and telecommunications networks nationwide for two days, which were later restored. | 6. Other: On 30 September 2025, drone belonging to an unidentified group (likely military forces of Pakistan based on trend) was spotted in Kunduz province. | 7. Other: On 2 October 2025, the Taliban's Information and Culture Department in Badakhshan province (coded to Faiz Abad) issued an order requiring the removal of 'un-Islamic' and 'non-cultural' words and phrases displayed on vehicles, in line with the Taliban's Vice and Virtue Law. However, the department did not clarify which words were considered Islamic or non-Islamic. | 8. Disrupted weapons use: Weapons seizure: Around 2 October 2025 (as reported), Taliban counter-narcotics police forces discovered and seized seven AK-47 rifles, a rocket, nine grenades, three wireless communication devices, four rocket rounds, and other military equipment from an unknown group in Charikar city, Parwan. | 9. Change to group/activity: Security measures: Around 2 October 2025 (as reported), the Taliban imposed a nighttime curfew in Washer district, Helmand, starting at 7 pm, following demonstrations against the Taliban's decision to relocate the district center from its current location (coded separately). | 10. Other: On 3 October 2025, officials from the Taliban Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs urged people during mosque prayers in Kabul city to confiscate smartphones from women and girls in their families, claiming that such devices would lead to moral corruption. This sparked backlash from citizens and women's rights activists on social media. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 03-10-2025 | Chikungunya virus disease- Global situation | Global overview Globally as of December 2024, current or previous autochthonous transmission of CHIKV had been reported from 119 countries and territories across six WHO regions. In addition, 27 countries and territories had evidence of established and competent Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus vector populations but had not yet documented autochthonous CHIKV transmission. Per available data from January to September 2025, 263 592 suspected and 181 679 confirmed CHIKV disease cases and 155 CHIKV disease-related deaths have been reported globally. While certain WHO Regions are reporting lower case numbers compared to 2024, others are experiencing marked increases. This heterogeneity in regional trends complicates the interpretation of a global increase. Instead, the data suggest localized resurgence or emergence in specific geographic areas. The region of the Americas has reported the highest number of cases followed by the European region (comprised of cases reported predominantly from French Overseas Departments in the Indian Ocean). Table 1: Number of suspected and confirmed CHIKV disease cases and deaths by region in 2025, as of September 2025. *Note: the date of last report varies by country Figure 1: Geographical distribution of CHIKV disease cases as reported to WHO or Publicly shared by Ministries of Health from January to September 2025 Regional overview African region As of September 2025, a total of 2197 suspected and 108 confirmed CHIKV disease cases have been reported from four countries: Comoros, Kenya, Mauritius, and Senegal with Mauritius recording the highest number of cases. In Comoros, between 1 January to 31 May 2025 (epi week 1 and epi week 22), a total of four confirmed cases have been reported, while Senegal reported seven confirmed cases. In Mauritius, a total of 1583 cases have been reported between 15 March to 4 August 2025 (epi week 12 to epi week 32), including 1543 local and 40 imported cases. There have been no reported deaths. In Kenya, a chikungunya outbreak was confirmed in Mombasa County as of 8 June 2025 (epi week 23). By 6 July 2025 (epi week 27), a total of 614 cases had been recorded, including 97 laboratory-confirmed cases. Since then, no further cases have been reported. No chikungunya-related deaths have been recorded to date. Eastern Mediterranean Region As of September 2025, a total of 1596 suspected, and 67 confirmed CHIKV disease cases have been reported from Pakistan and Somalia. In Pakistan, CHIKV disease cases in 2025 have been reported at rates similar to those in 2024. A notable increase occurred between 4 May to 21 June 2025 (epi weeks 19 to 25), with 101 to 121 suspected CHIKV disease cases reported per week during this period. In Somalia, a chikungunya outbreak has been confirmed in Sool region, with 488 suspected cases reported between January and June 2025. Eight out of 10 samples tested were laboratory-confirmed for chikungunya. Somalia has also recorded imported travel related cases. European Region As of 15 September 2025, two European countries—France and Italy—have reported locally acquired cases of CHIKV disease. France has recorded 479 cases distributed across 54 clusters, with 40 clusters currently active. Italy has reported 205 locally acquired cases distributed across four clusters of which three clusters are currently active. A total of 56 456 CHIKV disease cases, and 40 deaths, have been reported from four countries in the European region in 2025. In France, the increased incidence of CHIKV outbreaks in 2025 represent a deviation from observed patterns in previous years . In 2024, only one CHIKV disease case was reported. The larger number of chikungunya cases this year, along with their early onset, are linked to an epidemic in La Réunion and the broader Indian Ocean region, driven by a viral strain that is highly adapted to the Aedes albopictus mosquito. In the French overseas department of La Réunion, a total of 54 517 confirmed cases and 40 deaths have been reported in 2025 (as of 14 September). There has been a steady decline in new cases since 26 April (epi week 17) indicating that the outbreak is waning. This marks the first autochthonous transmission of chikungunya on the island since 2014. In Mayotte, following two imported cases from La Réunion, the first locally acquired CHIKV disease case was confirmed in March 2025. As of 18 September 2025, a total of 1255 locally acquired cases, including 39 hospitalizations, have been reported . The transmission receded since August with only a few cases reported per week on average. Region of the Americas As of 20 September 2025, CHIKV disease transmission continues across the Americas in line with expected seasonal patterns. A total of 228 591 suspected cases have been reported from 14 countries, including 100 329 confirmed cases and 115 deaths. In Bolivia, a total of 5372 CHIKV disease cases have been reported, 73% of which are laboratory confirmed, along with four deaths. The outbreak primarily affected the department of Santa Cruz with 99% of cases (n=3905, including four deaths). Additionally, cases were reported in the departments of Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Pando, and Tarija. Brazil accounts for nearly 96% of all reported cases and deaths in the region, with 96 159 confirmed cases and 111 deaths. In Cuba, between 1 January to 20 September, 34 cases of chikungunya were reported, all confirmed by laboratory by RT-PCR test, in the provinces of Guantanamo, La Habana, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio and Santiago de Cuba. Public health interventions have been implemented. South- East Asia Region As of early September 2025, over 34 628 CHIKV disease cases, both suspected and confirmed, have been reported in the WHO South-East Asia region, primarily from India and Bangladesh. In India, between 1 January and 31 March 2025, a total of 30 876 suspected cases and 1741 confirmed cases were reported. The states reporting the highest number of confirmed cases were Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In Bangladesh, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research between reported a total of 732 suspected CHIKV disease cases in Dhaka city between 1 January and 31 August 2025. Of these, 400 cases were laboratory-confirmed by RT-PCR. In Sri Lanka, a total of 151 confirmed CHIKV disease cases were reported from sentinel sites in Colombo, Gampaha and Kandy between 1 January 2025 and the second week of March 2025. According to the Epidemiology Unit Division situation report, dated 31 August 2025, the CHIKV disease cases continued to increase and peaked in June 2025. Over half of the reported cases were from the Western Province, with Colombo District alone reporting 33%. The most affected age group was 41–60 years (36.4%), although an increasing trend was noted among children. In Thailand, a total of 1128 CHIKV disease cases were reported between 1 January and 14 September 2025. Bueng Kan (142), Chiang Mai (411), and Loei (125) are the provinces reporting the most cases. The age distribution of cases is: 0-4 years 2%, 5-9 years 3%, 10-14 years 6%, 15-19 years 4%, 20-29 years 9%, 30-39 years 17%, 40-49 years 17%, 50-59 years 16%, ≥ 60 years 26%. Western Pacific Region A total of 21 299 CHIKV disease cases including four countries reporting imported cases, with no deaths, have been reported from 16 countries and areas in the Western Pacific region in 2025. Of these, five countries reported local transmission, six reported imported cases, and five reported no cases during the year. In China (excluding Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Taiwan, China), as of 27 September 2025, a total of 16 452 locally transmitted cases has been reported in Guangdong Province. All cases were laboratory-confirmed. This represents the largest documented chikungunya outbreak to date in China. The cases have been reported in 21 cities, mainly in Foshan City (10032), Jiangmen City (5209), Guangzhou City (590), Shenzhen City (128), Zhanjiang City (112), Zhu | Social | WHO | |
| 30-09-2025 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | On 30 September 2025, Pakistani jets conducted airstrikes in Achin district (coded to Sra Kala), Nangarhar. Casualties unknown. Sources reported that a total of 12 separate airstrikes were carried out across Achin and Shinwar districts. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 30-09-2025 | The de facto Afghanistan Telecommunication Regulation Authority announced yesterday a nationwide shutdown of fibre optic services, plunging the country into a total internet blackout , halting | The de facto Afghanistan Telecommunication Regulation Authority announced yesterday a nationwide shutdown of fibre optic services, plunging the country into a total internet blackout , halting international flights, and severely disrupting banking, trade, and government operations. The move, framed by the de facto authorities as a response to “immorality ”, appears driven by political and ideological motives, worsening the economic crisis and raising serious concerns among businesses, aid groups, and civil society. | Economic, Political, Technological | UNOCC | |
| 30-09-2025 | Explosions/Remote violence in Afghanistan, Nangarhar | On 30 September 2025, Pakistani jets conducted airstrikes in shinwar district, Nangarhar. Casualties unknown. Sources reported that a total of 12 separate airstrikes were carried out across Achin and Shinwar districts. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-09-2025 | Violence against civilians in Afghanistan, Takhar | Around 28 September 2025 (as reported), the Taliban's director of public health in Takhar province (coded to Taluqan) severely beat two employees. Motive unknown. Sources said that the director is illiterate, and during his tenure, the quality of services at Takhar Hospital has declined sharply while he is supported by a Taliban commander. | Conflict | ACLED | |
| 28-09-2025 | Battles in Afghanistan, Balkh | Around 28 September 2025 (as reported), a key IS Tajik operational commander for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was killed by unknown gunmen in Mazar-e-Sharif city, Balkh. He was a facilitator of the 2022 Kocha Risaldar Shia mosque bombing in Peshawar, which killed 67 people, and was responsible for training and accompanying the bombers and transporting them to Pakistan. Taliban stated that the reports were false. | Conflict | Fatalities: 1 | ACLED |
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