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Government of Afghanistan: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 207 eventsP that involve Government of Afghanistan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 995P.

The low estimate is 624 and the high estimate is 2,733P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 3 countries.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Government of Afghanistan has the 30th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Government of Afghanistan is one of the two sides in 1 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 179 events that involve Government of Afghanistan. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 207P, which is up 16 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of non-state conflict are 0 percent of the events that involve Government of Afghanistan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 24 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

ConflictStats recorded this on .

  • UCDP recorded 207 events that involve Government of Afghanistan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (preliminary). The count for the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026 was 188 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Government of Afghanistan, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Government of Afghanistan, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 202617P99P
Aug 202626P33P
Jul 20266P9P
Jun 202613P4P
May 20266P8P
Apr 202620P69P
Mar 202657P411P
Feb 202628P187P
Jan 20266P12P
Dec 2025711
Nov 2025721
Oct 202514131
Sep 2025611
Aug 20251613
Jul 20251012
Jun 20251323
May 2025818
Apr 2025120
Mar 2025121
Feb 20252233
Jan 20252114
Dec 20242444
Nov 2024168
Oct 20241914

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Government of Afghanistan, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Afghanistan174P875P
Iran12
Pakistan32P118P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Government of Afghanistan, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Badakhshan provinceAfghanistan19P
Kabul provinceAfghanistan12P
Kandahar provinceAfghanistan16P
Khost provinceAfghanistan14P
Khyber Pakhtunkwa provincePakistan27P
Kunar provinceAfghanistan26P
Nangarhar provinceAfghanistan13P
Paktika provinceAfghanistan8P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Government of Afghanistan, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 207 events with 995 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Government of Afghanistan, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
AFF23P71P
AUF7P3P
Government of Pakistan115P846P
Group named for a person (name not shown)3P15P
IS13P34P
NRF15P15P

Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Government of Afghanistan: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict179P86%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians28P14%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

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ConflictStats. Government of Afghanistan: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/government-of-afghanistan/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

The address of this page does not change. UCDP asks for a citation of its publications: Data sources and licences has it.

Questions

How many events that involve Government of Afghanistan did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 207 eventsP that involve Government of Afghanistan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Afghanistan and Iran and Pakistan.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.