Risk events in Afghanistan, February 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

15 events were recorded: 2 earthquakes and 13 conflict events.

15 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt · usgs

15 events· Afghanistan

ConflictEarthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 15 events plottedState-based conflict in Kandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 28 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 28 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Gardez, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 27 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 27 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 27 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mardan, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 27 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 27 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Gardez, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 26 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Kandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 26 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 26 Feb 2026Military posture change in Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 21 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Faīẕābād, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 11 Feb 2026M5.8 — 38 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 20 Feb 2026M4.5 — 23 km SW of Khulm, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 12 Feb 2026
Earthquake
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2 in the list
Disaster
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0 in the list
Conflict
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13 in the list
Unrest
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0 in the list
Advisory
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Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 3.1
2
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 473.2
13
Unrest
90-day baseline: 35.8
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events

What is happening now

15 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    3 fatalities · Kandahar · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

    2 fatalities · Jalalabad · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gardez, Afghanistan

    16 fatalities · Gardez · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan

    4 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan

    19 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mardan, Afghanistan

    4 fatalities · Mardan · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan

    7 fatalities · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gardez, Afghanistan

    3 fatalities · Gardez · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    15 fatalities · Kandahar · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    30 fatalities · Qandahar · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    Military posture change in Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

    18 fatalities · Jalalabad · Source: ucdp

  13. Earthquake

    M5.8 — 38 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan

    M5.8 · Kabul · Source: usgs

  14. Earthquake

    M4.5 — 23 km SW of Khulm, Afghanistan

    M4.5 · Balkh · Source: usgs

  15. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Faīẕābād, Afghanistan

    1 fatality · Faīẕābād · Source: ucdp

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.