Risk events in Afghanistan, August 2026

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403 events were recorded: 3 earthquakes, 371 conflict events, and 29 unrest events.

403 eventsSources: gdelt

403 events· Afghanistan

Conflict

Earthquake: 3; 0 in the list
Disaster: 0; 0 in the list
Conflict: 371; 3 in the list
Unrest: 29; 0 in the list
Advisory: 0; 0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

403 events · newest first

Conflict
Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan
Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt
1 Aug 2026
Conflict
Military force used in Qandahar, Afghanistan
Severity 3 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt
1 Aug 2026
Conflict
Military posture change in Qandahar, Afghanistan
Severity 2 · Qandahar · Source: gdelt
1 Aug 2026

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.