Risk events in Afghanistan, April 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.

644 events were recorded: 5 earthquakes, 611 conflict events, and 28 unrest events.

644 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp · usgs

644 events· Afghanistan

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World map of risk events0 countries with events, 44 events plottedMilitary force used in Khost, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Shabqadar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Ghazni, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Andkhōy, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 4 Apr 2026State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 Apr 2026Demonstration in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 5 Apr 2026M5.8 — 37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 3 Apr 2026
Earthquake
5
1 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
611
42 in the list
Unrest
28
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

644 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Khost, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Khost · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Jalalabad · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Jalalabad · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Jalalabad · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Shabqadar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Shabqadar · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Ghazni, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Ghazni · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan

    4 fatalities · Khost · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Assault in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Jalalabad · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Jalalabad · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 4 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Andkhōy, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Andkhōy · Source: gdelt

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan

    1 fatality · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp

  43. Earthquake

    M5.8 — 37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

    M5.8 · Faīẕābād · Source: usgs

  44. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Afghanistan

    2 fatalities · Shabqadar · 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.