Map 17c · Conflict
All militant attacks in Afghanistan since 2021
142 attacks between 15 August 2021 and August 2026 killed 1,476 people: maps 17 and 17b on one plate.
- Region
- Afghanistan, 2021–2026
- Data
- UCDP georeferenced events, plus 40 attacks UCDP misses, from Wikipedia.
- Rule
- Maps 17 and 17b together: attacks on civilians, foreigners and Taliban forces. Taliban operations and all foreign strikes are left out. Same circle scale as map 4.
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142 attacks
| Kabul airport suicide bombingAbbey Gate, KabulSuicide bombing on Kabul airport evacuees at Abbey Gate, Kabul. | 183 | |
| Kunduz Shia mosque bombingSaydabad mosque, KunduzBombing on Shia worshippers in mosque at Saydabad mosque, Kunduz. | 80 | |
| Kabul Khalifa Sahib mosque bombingKhalifa Sahib mosque, KabulBombing on Sufi worshippers at mosque at Khalifa Sahib mosque, Kabul. | 66 | |
| Kandahar Shia mosque bombingsImam Bargah (Fatima) mosque, KandaharSuicide bombing on Shia worshippers in Imam Bargah at Imam Bargah (Fatima) mosque, Kandahar. | 63 | |
| Kabul Kaaj education centre bombingKaaj educational center, KabulSuicide bombing on Hazara students at Kaaj educational center, Kabul. | 54 | |
| Mazar-e-Sharif Shia mosque bombingSih Dokan mosque, Mazari Sharif, BalkhBombing on Shia worshippers at mosque at Sih Dokan mosque, Mazari Sharif. | 50 | |
| Kunduz mosque suicide bombingMawlawi Sikandar Khanaqa mosque, Imam Sahib, KunduzSuicide bombing on Worshippers at Khanaqa mosque at Mawlawi Sikandar Khanaqa mosque, Imam Sahib. | 50 | |
| Herat Ghazargah mosque bombingGhazargah mosque, HeratBombing on Mosque worshippers at Ghazargah mosque, Herat. | 47 | |
| Kabul Hazara school blastsMumtaz School, KabulBombing on Students at Shia-area schools at Mumtaz School, Kabul. | 31 | |
| Baghlan Shia mosque suicide bombingImam Zaman mosque, Puli Khumri, BaghlanSuicide bombing on Shia worshippers at Imam Zaman mosque, Puli Khumri. | 31 | |
| Kandahar bank suicide bombingNew Kabul Bank, KandaharSuicide bombing on Taliban salary collectors at New Kabul Bank, Kandahar. | 26 | |
| Samangan madrasa bombingAybak, SamanganBombing on Madrasa students, Aybak. | 23 | |
| Kabul Khair Khana mosque bombingKhair Khana mosque, KabulBombing on Mosque worshippers at Khair Khana mosque, Kabul. | 21 | |
| Kabul foreign ministry suicide bombingForeign Affairs Ministry, KabulSuicide bombing on Foreign ministry employees at Foreign Affairs Ministry, Kabul. | 21 | |
| Kabul military hospital attackSardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital, KabulAttack on Patients and staff at military hospital at Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital, Kabul. | 20 | |
| Kabul Wazir Akbar Khan mosque bombingWazir Akbar Khan mosque, KabulBombing on Friday prayer worshippers at Wazir Akbar Khan mosque, Kabul. | 20 | |
| Kunduz Taliban gathering bombingKunduzSuicide bombing on Taliban gathering, Kunduz. | 19 | |
| Faizabad Nabawi mosque bombingNabawi mosque, Fayzabad, BadakhshanBombing on Worshippers at prayer ceremony at Nabawi mosque, Fayzabad. | 17 | |
| Panjshir Taliban check post attackPanjshirNRF claimed an attack on a Taliban check post in Panjshir that killed 17 group members. | 17 | |
| Mazar-e-Sharif coordinated blastsKarte Ariana, Mazari Sharif, BalkhBombing on Civilian vehicles at Karte Ariana, Mazari Sharif. | 15 | |
| Kabul airport suicide bombingKabul airport, KabulSuicide bombing on Kabul military airport entrance at Kabul airport, Kabul. | 14 | |
| Daykundi Shia pilgrims attackQaryu Dal, Sangi Takht, DaykundiArmed assault on Shia pilgrims at Qaryu Dal, Sangi Takht. | 14 | |
| Chikrinow ambush kills 13 TalibanChikrinow, PanjshirPanjshir sources claimed an ambush in Chikrinow district killed 13 Taliban fighters. | 13 | |
| Dara district Taliban base attackDara, PanjshirNRF claimed an attack on a Taliban base in Dara district that killed 13 Taliban fighters and wounded four; local residents confirmed it. | 13 | |
| Herat Shia civilians bombingJibril, Injil, HeratBombing on Shia civilians at Jibril, Injil. | 12 | |
| Mazar-e-Sharif minibus bombingsPolice Districts 3 and 10, Mazari Sharif, BalkhBombing on Minibus passengers at Police Districts 3 and 10, Mazari Sharif. | 12 | |
| Kunduz Imam Sahib mosque blastAlif Birdi mosque, Imam Sahib, KunduzBombing on Worshippers at mosque at Alif Birdi mosque, Imam Sahib. | 12 | |
| Andarab resistance ambush on TalibanAndarab, BaghlanAmbush on Taliban fighters, Andarab. | 11 | |
| Taghanak and Paskundi Taliban base attacksTaghanak and Paskundi villages, Puli Hisar, BaghlanNRF forces led by Khari Mohammad Andarabi attacked Taliban bases in Taghanak and Paskundi; 11 Taliban and one NRF commander reportedly killed. | 11 | |
| Kabul Shia commuter bus bombingDasht-e Barchi, KabulBombing on Shia commuter bus passengers at Dasht-e Barchi, Kabul. | 11 | |
| Baghlan Sufi shrine attackSyed Badshah Agha shrine, Nahrin, BaghlanAttack on Sufi worshippers at Syed Badshah Agha shrine, Nahrin. | 11 | |
| Herat Shia shrine shootingDeh Miri, Injil, HeratShooting on Shia shrine visitors at Deh Miri, Injil. | 11 | |
| NRF attack on Darah checkpointDarah, PanjshirNRF attacked a Taliban checkpoint in Darah district, Panjshir, reportedly killing 10 Taliban fighters according to the NRF. | 10 | |
| Kabul Interior Ministry NRF attackKabulNRF attacked a Ministry of Interior convoy and an explosion targeted the Taliban Ministry of Interior in Kabul, killing 10 Taliban and wounding five. | 10 | |
| Panjshir NRF ambush on TalibanKotal-e-Arezoo, Unaba, PanjshirAmbush on Taliban fighters at Kotal-e-Arezoo, Unaba. | 9 | |
| Kabul Eidgah mosque bombingEidgah mosque, KabulBombing on Worshippers outside Eidgah mosque at Eidgah mosque, Kabul. | 8 | |
| Kabul Hazrat Zakaria mosque blastHazrat Zakaria mosque, KabulBombing on Mosque worshippers at Hazrat Zakaria mosque, Kabul. | 8 | |
| Kabul Sar-e-Kariz bombingSar-e-Kariz, KabulBombing on Shia residents at Sar-e-Kariz, Kabul. | 8 | |
| Kabul Dasht-e Barchi bombingDasht-e Barchi, KabulBombing on Hazara residents at Dasht-e Barchi, Kabul. | 8 | |
| Khost religious school grenade attackKhostA grenade attack on a religious school in Khost killed seven people, including at least one Taliban fighter; ISIS-K claimed it. | 7 | |
| Herat Shia minibus bombingPolice District 12, Hirat, HeratBombing on Shia minibus passengers at Police District 12, Hirat. | 7 | |
| Kunduz food distribution blastSardawar, KunduzBombing on Civilians at NGO food distribution at Sardawar, Kunduz. | 7 | |
| Rukha roadside mine hits Taliban convoyRukha, PanjshirA roadside mine hit a Taliban convoy in Rukha district, Panjshir; the NRF claimed seven Taliban killed and five wounded. | 7 | |
| Mazar-e-Sharif bus roadside bombingSaidabad, Mazari Sharif, BalkhBombing on Oil company staff at Saidabad, Mazari Sharif. | 7 | |
| Kabul Chinese restaurant suicide bombingGulfaroshi Street, KabulSuicide bombing on Restaurant patrons at Gulfaroshi Street, Kabul. | 7 | |
| Charikar ISKP complex attackPolice District 3, Chaharikar, ParwanAttack on Taliban in Charikar at Police District 3, Chaharikar. | 6 | |
| Andarab NRF guerrilla attack on TalibanAndarab, BaghlanNRF forces conducted a guerrilla attack in Andarab; Taliban losses reported as six killed, four wounded and two captured. | 6 | |
| Dasht-e-Barchi minivan bombingDasht-e-Barchi, KabulBombing on Minivan passengers at Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul. | 6 | |
| Samangan coalminers shot deadKotal Regi, Dara-I-Sufi Payin, SamanganShooting on Coalminers at Kotal Regi, Dara-I-Sufi Payin. | 6 | |
| Kabul Russian embassy suicide bombingDarul Aman Road, KabulSuicide bombing on Russian embassy at Darul Aman Road, Kabul. | 6 |
Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset 26.1 (Afghanistan, 15 August 2021 to December 2025) and UCDP Candidate Events 26.01–26.08 (January to August 2026), ucdp.uu.se.
- Wikipedia, List of terrorist incidents in 2021 to … in 2026, Islamic State–Taliban conflict, Republican insurgency in Afghanistan, List of terrorist attacks in Kabul and the yearly … in Afghanistan pages (raw wikitext), used only to add attacks missing from UCDP; each added row is marked in the CSV.
- Afghanistan: geoBoundaries AFG ADM1 and ADM2 (2014 districts); place names from the GeoNames gazetteer for Afghanistan; neighbouring countries from Natural Earth.