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Editorially curated conflicts and rivalries Afghanistan is party to. Open a panel to see the specific friction points inside it.
The contested borders of South Asia, where two nuclear-armed states and their neighbours dispute territory, water and responsibility for cross-border violence. Five fault lines run through it: the air campaign and border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan along the Durand Line; the Kashmir territorial dispute between India and Pakistan; the separatist insurgency in Balochistan; the Indus Waters Treaty, suspended by India and contested by Pakistan; and the militant attacks that each state attributes to the other. Pakistan is a party to four of the five.
The Taliban government is implementing improvised revenue schemes. It has begun tapping Swiss and other travellers for flyover fees to generate income.
Diplomacy is dominated by China-mediated peace talks with Pakistan. Pakistan has shifted from Taliban supporter to peace mediator, with both sides agreeing to explore a comprehensive solution in Urumqi.
Security is marked by internal Taliban power struggles and cross-border violence with Pakistan. A power struggle erupted within the Taliban leadership, while Pakistan claims to have eliminated 796 Taliban fighters and reports civilian deaths from cross-border shelling.
Society is reeling from a devastating series of natural disasters. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed at least eight, while subsequent storms and floods killed over 220 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan over three weeks, prompting humanitarian aid from India.