Risk events in Afghanistan, March 2026
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47 events were recorded: 4 earthquakes and 43 conflict events.
47 eventsSources: ucdp · usgs · gdelt
47 events· Afghanistan
ConflictEarthquake
- Earthquake
- 4
- 4 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 43
- 43 in the list
- Unrest
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
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How the picture is moving
Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days
Events by type
Against the 90-day baseline
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-04 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-08 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening now
47 events · newest first
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Mardan, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Mardan · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Mardan, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Mardan · Source: ucdp
- Earthquake
M4.5 — 42 km NE of Tagāb, Afghanistan
M4.5 · Panjshir · Source: usgs
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Kabul, Afghanistan
143 fatalities · Kabul · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Jalalabad · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Gardez, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Gardez · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Saidu Sharif, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Saidu Sharif · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
5 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Kandahar, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Kandahar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Kabul, Afghanistan
4 fatalities · Kabul · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
4 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan
Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt
- Earthquake
M4.5 — 8 km NNE of Ārt Khwājah, Afghanistan
M4.5 · Taloqan · Source: usgs
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
3 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan
Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt
- Earthquake
M4.5 — 25 km WNW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan
M4.5 · Faīẕābād · Source: usgs
- Conflict
Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan
Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan
Severity 2 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan
Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt
- Earthquake
M5.1 — 28 km E of Farkhār, Afghanistan
M5.1 · Taloqan · Source: usgs
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
8 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Gardez, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Gardez · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Gardez, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Gardez · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Quetta, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Quetta · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Mardan, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Mardan · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
4 fatalities · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
4 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Mardan, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Mardan · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
3 fatalities · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Gardez, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Gardez · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
1 fatality · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Saidu Sharif, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Saidu Sharif · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan
3 fatalities · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
2 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
7 fatalities · Jalalabad · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
3 fatalities · Jalalabad · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Chaman, Afghanistan
3 fatalities · Chaman · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
7 fatalities · Jalalabad · 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.