Afghanistan

Level criticalupdated 5 min ago
What governments advise19 states tracked
1 nothing to report1 advise against non-essential travel17 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Strongly advised against right now โ€” follow official advisories.

1alerts in progress18 / 19states advise against travel4homicides / 100,000 inhab.69events over 12 months
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What are the main risks in Afghanistan?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 69 events there, including 23 severe. The most frequent: Earthquake, Armed attack, Armed conflict.

Is there a government travel advisory for Afghanistan?

Yes โ€” of the 19 governments we track, 18 advise against travel and 0 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Afghanistan: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined โ€” weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

UK (FCDO) travel advisory โ€” Afghanistan

8 months ago ยท 18 sources

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Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Afghanistan?

The UK Foreign Office (FCDO) advises against all travel to Afghanistan, the whole country, at its strongest level. The advice is not limited to certain areas. The country is rated 4 out of 4 here. Over the last 12 months, 29 events were recorded, 12 of them severe. Conflict carries the highest stakes for people, 5 out of 5, with 6 events and 4 severe. Earthquakes come next at 4 out of 5, with 15 events and 5 severe. Floods follow at 3 out of 5, with 7 events and 2 severe. All hazards combined, July and August hold the most records, 7 each, and February 3. Only flooding really has a season here. Earthquakes and conflict follow no calendar, so a busy month is chance, not a cycle. Recorded homicides run at 4.0 per 100,000 people, against a world median of 2.1. That figure covers homicides only. The data does not say where inside the country, so no region is named.

What it changes for a nomad

Staying for weeks means working under an advice that rules out all travel to the whole country. That is not paperwork. Insurers, banks and employers read it the same way, so check in writing what your cover says about a country at this level before anything else. 7 alerts are live right now. Conflict is what weighs most for people here and it follows no season, so no month opens a safer window. Earthquakes are the most often recorded hazard, 15 over the last 12 months, and they give no notice. Flooding is the one hazard with a real season, so it is the only thing you can put on a calendar. After a severe event, power, roads and networks can stay down for days, and 12 of the 29 recorded events were severe. Keep cash, documents and a way to get online that does not depend on a single network.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 ยท does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced โ†’

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Afghanistan has experienced a mix of natural and human-made hazards. Earthquakes are frequent, with 15 recorded events, including 5 severe ones. Floods occurred 7 times, with 2 severe episodes, mainly during the rainy season. Conflict-related events are also common, totaling 6, with 4 severe incidents. A travel advisory from the UK FCDO strongly advises against all travel to the country. The homicide rate is 4.0 per 100k, above the world median of 2.1. Recent major events include a travel advisory, an earthquake, and floods, but no recent severe events have been recorded in the last few weeks. Infrastructure and services may be strained, especially during peak hazard seasons.

To watch right now

  • 7 alerts are live right now, which is not what an ordinary month looks like here.
  • The advice against all travel to the whole country is in force at its strongest level, and it is the most recent major record in the data.

To watch as a rule

  • Earthquakes: the most frequently recorded hazard, 15 over the last 12 months, 5 of them severe, with no season.
  • Conflict: fewer records, 6, but the highest stakes for people, 5 out of 5, and no season either.
  • Floods: the one hazard with a real season here, 7 records, 2 of them severe.
  • All hazards combined, the count is highest in July and August, 7 events each.

Good reflexes

  • Read the FCDO advice page before you book anything, then again the week you travel.
  • Ask your insurer in writing whether your policy still pays out in a country where all travel is advised against.
  • Register with your own country's consular service and leave copies of your documents with someone at home.
  • Keep offline maps, a charged power bank and cash in small notes, because power and networks drop after severe events.
  • Before the flood season, look at how the place you rent sits and where the water goes.

Afghanistan: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country โ€” converging or not. The everyday reference.

Do not travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswรคrtiges Amt)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNetherlandsNew ZealandPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUS State Department

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Badakhshan
  • Badghis
  • Baghlan
  • Balkh
  • Bamyan
  • Farah
  • Faryab
  • Ghazni
  • Ghor
  • Hilmand
  • Hirat
  • Jawzjan
  • Kabul
  • Kandahar
  • Kapisa
  • Khost
  • Kunar
  • Kunduz
  • Laghman
  • Logar
  • Nangarhar
  • Nimroz
  • Nuristan
  • Paktika
  • Paktya
  • Parwan
  • Samangan
  • Sari Pul
  • Takhar
  • Uruzgan
  • Wardak
  • Zabul
  • Jalalabad
  • Kabul
  • Kandahar

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential

Afghanistan: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay โ€” not what is happening today.

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 4 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 37.9 ยตg/mยณ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 30.6 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 15.9 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 0.32 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 0.35 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 66.3 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 0.73 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
  • New displacements, disasters: 9.5 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
37.9ยตg/mยณ ยท 2023

Above the world median (17.3) ยท lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 ยตg/mยณ

Safely managed drinking water
30.6% of the population ยท 2024

Below the world median (80.5) ยท higher is better

Road deaths
15.9per 100,000 people ยท 2019

Above the world median (15.2) ยท lower is better

Physicians
0.32per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Below the world median (1.7) ยท higher is better

Hospital beds
0.35per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Below the world median (2.4) ยท higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
66.3years ยท 2024

Below the world median (74.7) ยท higher is better

New displacements, conflict
0.73per 1,000 people ยท 2022

Above the world median (0.48) ยท lower is better

32,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
9.5per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Above the world median (0.73) ยท lower is better

418,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.48per 1,000 people ยท 2025

20,869 people in total

382 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
3,199,023people ยท 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) ยท 2026

7.8/10 โ€” very high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background โ€” not today's alerts.

4homicides per 100,000 people (2021)

Close to the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

680documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 โ€” academic records published 1โ€“3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams โ€” no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) ยท UNHCR

Afghanistan: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days ยท 25 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake111 1 severe
  • Armed attack1010 10 severe
  • Terror attack22 2 severe
  • Internet outage11 1 severe
  • Armed conflict1

Last 12 months ยท 69 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake405 5 severe
  • Armed attack1010 10 severe
  • Armed conflict74 4 severe
  • Flood7
  • Terror attack22 2 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Internet outage11 1 severe
  • Risk1

By month

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Humanitarian response under way

Operations run by humanitarian organisations in the country โ€” context about the situation on the ground, not alerts.

  • IFRC humanitarian operation โ€” Afghanistan - Flood

    Emergency fund (DREF) ยท since Aug 1, 2026 ยท planned until Mar 31, 2027

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Situation reports

Latest situation reports published by humanitarian organisations for this country โ€” via ReliefWeb (UN OCHA, CC BY).

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