2026 in Afghanistan
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Events in the year 2026 in Afghanistan.
Incumbents
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Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada | 15 August 2021 – present | |||
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Acting prime minister | Hasan Akhund | 7 September 2021 – present | |||
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Chief Justice | Abdul Hakim Haqqani | 15 August 2021 – present | |||
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Deputy Leader |
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15 August 2021 – present | |||
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Acting Deputy Prime Minister |
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7 September 2021 – present |
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Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 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 a bomb attack at a restaurant in Shahr-e Naw, Kabul. Islamic State claims responsibility.[4]
- 21 January –
- 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
[edit]- 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 – The Afghan Taliban carry out attacks on Pakistani army posts. The Taliban says about 40 Pakistani soldiers were killed, while Pakistani security sources claim 22 Taliban personnel dead and several quadcopters shot down.[12]
- 27 February – Pakistan declares "open war" against the Afghan Taliban.[13]
March
[edit]- 1 March – Anti-aircraft fire is reported over Kabul, as Pakistani warplanes launch strikes against Taliban targets.[14]
- 2 March – The Taliban says the Afghan military has successfully repelled Pakistani warplanes with surface-to-air missiles that were attacking Bagram Airfield as explosions are reported in several cities, including Kabul.[15]
- 3 March – Pakistan says 67 Afghans and one Pakistani soldier had been killed in clashes along their border.[16]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[17]
- 15 February – Liberation Day
- 18 February – Ramadan
- 20 March – 22 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 28 April – Victory Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 26 May – Arafat Day
- 27–28 May – Eid al-Adha
- 15 August – Anniversary of return to the power
- 19 August – Afghan Independence Day
- 31 August – American Withdrawal Day
- 4 September – Milad un-Nabi
Deaths
[edit]- 22 January – Abdul Salam Azimi, 90, chief justice (2006–2014).[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan kill at least 17 people". Associated Press. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ "Unidentified Drone Crashes In Maidan Wardak Province". Afghanistan International. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "4 killed in clashes between residents and gold mining company in northern Afghanistan". Associated Press. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "China demands Taliban protect its citizens after deadly Kabul blast". BBC. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Storms, heavy rain kill 9 children across Afghanistan". France 24. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing a mother and her 6 children". AP News. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ "Minibus crash kills 15 in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province". The Express Tribune. 2026-02-07. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ "Three hurt jumping from building amid earthquake in Balkh". Ariana Television Network. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Afghanistan says it has released 3 Pakistani soldiers captured during October cross-border fighting". AP News. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based 'militants' it blames for cross-border attacks". CNN. 2026-02-22. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ "Afghanistan carried attacks on Pakistan". Reuters.
- ^ "Pakistan bombs Kabul after Afghanistan attacks border". France 24. Agence France Presse.
- ^ "Explosions heard in Kabul as Afghan forces open fire at Pakistani aircraft". France 24. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ "Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase". The Guardian. 2026-03-02. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ "Pakistan says its forces killed 67 Afghan troops in cross-border clashes. Kabul rejects the claim". AP News. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ^ "Afganistan Public Holidays 2026". App Studio. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Sirat, Siyar (22 January 2026). "Afghanistan's former chief justice Abdul Salam Azimi dies at 90". Amu TV. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
