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Risk events in Afghanistan, May 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.

561 events were recorded: 1 earthquake, 522 conflict events, and 38 unrest events.

561 eventsSources: gdelt

561 events· Afghanistan

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 11 events plottedMilitary force used in Baghlan, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Nuclear alert in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 1 May 2026
Earthquake
1
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
522
10 in the list
Unrest
38
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

561 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Baghlan, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Baghlan · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 4 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · 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. Unrest

    Demonstration in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

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.