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Afghanistan: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

6events5 the month before
12est. deathsrange 7–18
7civilian deaths

Afghanistan saw 6 recorded events and 12 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +20% compared with 5 events the month before. The death toll range is 7 to 18.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 7.

Events were concentrated in Hirat province (2), Kabul province (1), Jawzjan province (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Afghanistan - IS with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-19: Government of Afghanistan vs IS (8 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Afghanistan vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-01-12: Government of Afghanistan vs IS (3 deaths)2026-01-07: Government of Afghanistan vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Afghanistan vs NRF (0 deaths)2026-01-01: Government of Afghanistan vs AFF (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Afghanistan, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Hirat province23
Kabul province18
Jawzjan province11
Baghlan province10
Faryab province10

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
19 Jan 2026Kabul district
Kabul province		Government of Afghanistan vs IS
State-based, 6 civilian, 8 sources		8
7–8
12 Jan 2026Hirat provinceGovernment of Afghanistan vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		3
0–3
7 Jan 2026Khwaja Du Koh district
Jawzjan province		Government of Afghanistan vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
0–1
15 Jan 2026Hirat district
Hirat province		Government of Afghanistan vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 sources		0
0–1
4 Jan 2026Nahrin district
Baghlan province		Government of Afghanistan vs NRF
State-based, 4 sources		0
0–1
1 Jan 2026Maymana district
Faryab province		Government of Afghanistan vs AFF
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–4

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Afghanistan6
IS2
NRF1
AFF1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based4
Non-state0
One-sided2

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.