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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 · usgs

561 events· Afghanistan

ConflictUnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Zabol, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Kandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Martial law in Faīẕābād, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Martial law in Qurghonteppa, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Qurghonteppa, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Qurghonteppa, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Kandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Kunduz (Qunduz), Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Military force used in Maymana, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 17 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 17 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 17 May 2026Military force used in Kandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 17 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 17 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Ghazni, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Nuclear alert in Khost, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Assault in Zabol, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Assault in Kandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Military force used in Kandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 15 May 2026Demonstration in Gilgit, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 19 May 2026Riot in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Demonstration in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026Riot in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 17 May 2026Demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 17 May 2026Demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026Demonstration in Qandahar, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 16 May 2026M4.5 — 77 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 18 May 2026
Earthquake
1
1 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
522
42 in the list
Unrest
38
7 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

561 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Gilgit, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Gilgit · Source: gdelt

  2. Earthquake

    M4.5 — 77 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan

    M4.5 · Taloqan · Source: usgs

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Zabol · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kandahar · 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 Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Martial law in Faīẕābād, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Faīẕābād · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Martial law in Qurghonteppa, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qurghonteppa · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Qurghonteppa, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qurghonteppa · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Qurghonteppa, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qurghonteppa · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kandahar · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Kunduz (Qunduz), Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kunduz (Qunduz) · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Riot in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 4 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  20. Unrest

    Demonstration in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Maymana, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Maymana · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kandahar · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  26. Unrest

    Riot in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 4 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Zabol · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Ghazni, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Ghazni · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  39. Unrest

    Demonstration in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Zabol · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Khost, Afghanistan

    Severity 4 · Khost · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Assault in Zabol, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Zabol · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Assault in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Kandahar · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Zabol · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kabul · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Zabol, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Zabol · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Assault in Qandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    Severity 3 · Kandahar · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Assault in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Severity 2 · Kabul · 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.