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Khost province: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Khost province, Afghanistan. Country-wide report: Afghanistan, March 2026.

10events1 the month before
24est. deathsrange 23–27
15civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 10 organized-violence events in Khost province, Afghanistan, with 24 estimated deaths. That is +900% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 23 to 27.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 15.

The most active pairing was Government of Afghanistan - Government of Pakistan with 10 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-16: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (2 deaths)2026-03-15: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (2 deaths)2026-03-15: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (1 deaths)2026-03-14: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (5 deaths)2026-03-11: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (4 deaths)2026-03-08: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (1 deaths)2026-03-05: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (1 deaths)2026-03-05: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (4 deaths)2026-03-02: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (2 deaths)2026-03-02: Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Khost province, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
14 Mar 2026Khost provinceGovernment of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 3 sources		5
11 Mar 2026Tere Zayi district (Alisher)
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 4 civilian, 4 sources		4
3–7
5 Mar 2026Tere Zayi district (Alisher)
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based		4
16 Mar 2026Gurbuz district
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 2 civilian		2
15 Mar 2026Spera district
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
2 Mar 2026Tere Zayi district (Alisher)
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 2 civilian		2
2 Mar 2026Jaji Maydan district
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 2 civilian		2
15 Mar 2026Jaji Maydan district
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 1 civilian		1
8 Mar 2026Tere Zayi district (Alisher)
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 1 civilian		1
5 Mar 2026Tere Zayi district (Alisher)
Khost province		Government of Afghanistan vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 1 civilian, 3 sources		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Afghanistan1024
Government of Pakistan1024

All months

Monthly reports:Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Oct 2025Aug 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jul 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.