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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.
No discrete economic events were reported this period. The ambient context indicates a worsening hunger crisis and aid cuts, but no specific economic policy or market developments are available.
View full calendar →The Taliban actively seek international legitimacy, with Russia signing a military cooperation deal and urging others to follow, while the EU invites Taliban for talks on migrant repatriation. Domestically, the Taliban issued a marriage separation decree and lowered the legal age of marriage for girls to nine, drawing UN criticism.
Cross-border violence with Pakistan intensifies: a Pakistan suicide attack killed 15 police personnel in Bannu, and Afghanistan accused Pakistan of cross-border attacks killing civilians. Russia's military pact with the Taliban adds a new dimension, while Kabul's warning to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan fails to convince Islamabad.
A humanitarian crisis deepens: a refugee truck crash killed 18, floods killed 24, and the WFP warns of worsening hunger among mothers and children. The Taliban's new family law legitimizing child marriage draws widespread condemnation, while voluntary returns of Afghans remain low despite payments.