Is Afghanistan safe in 2026?
Afghanistan scores 26.9/100 on the live safety index — extremely dangerous. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, military conflict, economy. The score has been stable for 14 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 25.9/100).
26.9 /100extremely dangerous
30-day trend
Afghanistan's score fell by −12.5 over the last 30 days (39.4 → 26.9).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 14.5 / 15 | |
| Military conflict | 28.2 / 30 | |
| Economy | 7.3 / 8 | |
| Crime | 12.8 / 15 | |
| Internet freedom | 5.0 / 7 | |
| Sanctions | 2.5 / 4 | |
| Natural disasters | 2.2 / 5 | |
| Public health | 0.5 / 3 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 / 12 |
Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.
Official travel advisory
4 Do Not Travel
The U.S. State Department places Afghanistan at Level 4 — Do Not Travel. Our live index reads 26.9/100. That advisory was last revised Feb 20, 2026, 193 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Feb 20, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- HRW slams ‘ruthless’ Taliban government as new law bans protest
- Afghan farmers turn their grapes into raisins after border closures slash fruit exports to Pakistan
- Explosion reported at school in Afghan capital Kabul
- A second Taliban official is killed in attack in Afghanistan, as the takeover anniversary nears
- Human Rights Watch says the Taliban detained 6 staff of a women’s and children’s rights group
- Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers detain two members of the UN political mission
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 25.9/100 (generated )
New explosion and official killings compound harsh repression and persistent insecurity.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 26.9 | — | |
| Pakistan | 51.9 | +25.0 | |
| Tajikistan | 64.9 | +38.0 | |
| Uzbekistan | 78.5 | +51.6 | |
| Turkmenistan | 69.1 | +42.2 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 74.1 | +47.2 |