Takhar province, Afghanistan: events and estimated deaths in August 2026
UCDP recorded 1 eventP of organized violence in Takhar province, Afghanistan in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in this event is 1P. UCDP counts this death as the death of a civilianP. UCDP recorded no eventsP in July 2026.
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
The report of the country for this month: Afghanistan, August 2026.
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 26.0.8, 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.
Events
The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Afghanistan has each event.
| Date | Place | Sides, as UCDP writes them | Type of violence | Estimated deathsP | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | Chah Ab district, Takhar province | Actor not identified by UCDP; Civilians | One-sided | 1 | 1 | 1 |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
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.
Actors, as UCDP names them
Names as UCDP writes them.
| Name, as UCDP writes it | Events | Estimated deaths in these events |
|---|---|---|
| Actor not identified by UCDP | 1P | 1P |
An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. 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.
All months
| Month | Events | Estimated deaths | Dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 1P | 1P | Candidate Events |
| June 2026 | 1P | 0P | Candidate Events |
| November 2025 | 1 | 0 | GED |
| September 2025 | 2 | 0 | GED |
| August 2025 | 1 | 0 | GED |
| April 2025 | 2 | 0 | GED |
| March 2025 | 1 | 0 | GED |
| February 2025 | 4 | 1 | GED |
| January 2025 | 2 | 3 | GED |
| December 2024 | 1 | 0 | GED |
| November 2024 | 1 | 0 | GED |
| October 2024 | 2 | 1 | GED |
| September 2024 | 3 | 8 | GED |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
Cite this page
ConflictStats. Takhar province, Afghanistan: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/afghanistan/takhar-province/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .
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