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Afghanistan: conflict events in July 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data. This is the latest month in the data and may be revised.

6events14 the month before
9est. deathsrange 5–47
0civilian deaths

Afghanistan saw 6 recorded events and 9 estimated deaths in July 2026. That is -57% compared with 14 events the month before. The death toll range is 5 to 47.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

Events were concentrated in Badakhshan province (3), Baghlan province (1), Daykundi province (1).

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

Where events happened

2026-07-28: Government of Afghanistan vs IS (3 deaths)2026-07-26: Government of Afghanistan vs NRF (0 deaths)2026-07-25: Government of Afghanistan vs AFF (0 deaths)2026-07-23: Government of Afghanistan vs AFF (6 deaths)2026-07-16: Government of Afghanistan vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-07-11: Government of Afghanistan vs Civilians (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Afghanistan, July 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, July 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Badakhshan province39
Baghlan province10
Daykundi province10
Ghor province10

Deadliest events, July 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
23 Jul 2026Zebak district
Badakhshan province		Government of Afghanistan vs AFF
State-based, 6 sources		6
2–34
28 Jul 2026Fayzabad district (Badakhshan)
Badakhshan province		Government of Afghanistan vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		3
26 Jul 2026Kuran Wa Munjan district
Badakhshan province		Government of Afghanistan vs NRF
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–1
25 Jul 2026Dushi district
Baghlan province		Government of Afghanistan vs AFF
State-based, 3 sources		0
0–7
16 Jul 2026Shahristan district
Daykundi province		Government of Afghanistan vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 sources		0
0–1
11 Jul 2026Taywara district
Ghor province		Government of Afghanistan vs Civilians
One-sided		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Afghanistan6
AFF2
IS1
NRF1

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.