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2026 in Afghanistan

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2026
in
Afghanistan

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See also:Other events of 2026
List of years in Afghanistan

Events in the year 2026 in Afghanistan.

Incumbents

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Photo Post Name Dates
Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada 15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
Acting prime minister Hasan Akhund 7 September 2021 – present (2021-09-07 – present)
Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani 15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
Haqqani
Yaqoob
Baradar
Deputy Leader 15 August 2021 – present (2021-08-15 – present)
Baradar
Hanafi
Kabir
Acting Deputy Prime Minister 7 September 2021 – present (2021-09-07 – present)

Events

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Ongoing

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January

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  • 1 January –
    • At least 17 people are reported killed in nationwide flash-floods.[1]
    • An unidentified drone crashes on a hillside in Maidan Shar.[2]
  • 6 January – Four people are killed in clashes between residents and employees of a gold mining company in Chah Ab District, Takhar Province.[3]
  • 19 January – Seven people are killed in an bomb attack at a restaurant in Shahr-e Naw, Kabul. Islamic State claims responsibility.[4]
  • 21 January –
    • Six people are killed in rainstorms in Kandahar.[5]
    • Three people are killed in a landslide in Quraish, Nuristan.[5]
  • 24 January – At least 61 people are reported killed in three days of nationwide snowstorms.[6]
  • 29 January – Seven people are killed in a house collapse in Jalalabad.[7]

February

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  • 7 February – A minibus falls into a valley in Badakhshan province, killing 15 people.[8]
  • 12 February – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits Balkh province, injuring three people.[9]
  • 17 February – Three Pakistani soldiers captured by Afghanistan during the 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict are released following mediation by Saudi Arabia.[10]
  • 22 February – Pakistan carries out airstrikes on suspected militant camps in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, killing 18 people.[11]
  • 26 February – Pakistani authorities reported that Afghan forces fired into northwestern Pakistan for two hours during the evening. Both sides claimed to have conducted cross-border raids to capture or destroy each other's outposts. Afghan Taliban officials confirmed that the assault was in response to the Pakistani airstrikes.[12][13]
  • 27 February – "Open war" was declared by Pakistan against Afghan Taliban.[14]

Holidays

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Source:[15]

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan kill at least 17 people". Associated Press. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Unidentified Drone Crashes In Maidan Wardak Province". Afghanistan International. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ^ "4 killed in clashes between residents and gold mining company in northern Afghanistan". Associated Press. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ^ "China demands Taliban protect its citizens after deadly Kabul blast". BBC. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Storms, heavy rain kill 9 children across Afghanistan". France 24. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ^ Afghan, Abdul Qahar (2026-01-25). "Heavy snow and rainfall kill 61, injure 110 over 3 days in Afghanistan, authorities say". Associated Press. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  7. ^ "Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing a mother and her 6 children". AP News. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  8. ^ "Minibus crash kills 15 in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province". The Express Tribune. 2026-02-07. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  9. ^ "Three hurt jumping from building amid earthquake in Balkh". Ariana Television Network. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Afghanistan says it has released 3 Pakistani soldiers captured during October cross-border fighting". AP News. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based 'militants' it blames for cross-border attacks". CNN. 2026-02-22. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  12. ^ "Pakistan says two soldiers killed after Afghan Taliban launches 'retaliatory' attacks". www.bbc.com. 2026-02-26. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  13. ^ Ahmed, Munir; español, ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN Leer en (2026-02-21). "Pakistan claims to have killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the Afghan border". AP News. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  14. ^ "Pakistan bombs Kabul after Afghanistan attacks border". France 24. Agence France Presse.
  15. ^ "Afganistan Public Holidays 2026". App Studio. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  16. ^ Sirat, Siyar (22 January 2026). "Afghanistan's former chief justice Abdul Salam Azimi dies at 90". Amu TV. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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