# 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).

**Safety index:** 26.9 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** extremely dangerous
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 14 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/afghanistan
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T03:58:08Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — reuse with attribution to safemap.ai and the timestamp of the numbers.
**Contact:** contact@safemap.ai

## Threat breakdown

| Category | Current | 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 |

## 30-day trend

Afghanistan's score fell by −12.5 over the last 30 days (39.4 → 26.9).

Aug 3 · 39.4 → Sep 1 · 26.9

## Official travel advisory

**Level 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 (https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.afg.html), revised Feb 20, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-27T16:42:10Z — HRW slams ‘ruthless’ Taliban government as new law bans protest — political, severity 6/10 — The Hindu — https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hrw-slams-ruthless-taliban-government-as-new-law-bans-protest/article71397637.ece
- 2026-08-19T11:16:07Z — Afghan farmers turn their grapes into raisins after border closures slash fruit exports to Pakistan — economy, severity 3/10 — Associated Press — https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-border-harvest-export-239e9aa2aa5b28f5eb0cd592b85e75bb
- 2026-08-17T18:03:30Z — Explosion reported at school in Afghan capital Kabul — crime, severity 4/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/explosion-reported-at-school-in-afghan-capital-kabul?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-14T17:53:25Z — A second Taliban official is killed in attack in Afghanistan, as the takeover anniversary nears — crime, severity 4/10 — Reuters — https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-explosion-mayor-killed-35ea4df990f4c75f2559d9a58ebcf5e3
- 2026-08-13T17:09:13Z — Human Rights Watch says the Taliban detained 6 staff of a women’s and children’s rights group — political, severity 4/10 — Reuters — https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-advocacy-group-reports-rights-workers-detained-c95c3da88414496e255211b5dd1f785a
- 2026-08-12T23:40:17Z — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers detain two members of the UN political mission — political, severity 4/10 — Associated Press — https://apnews.com/article/un-afghanistan-taliban-detain-intelligence-pakistan-humanitarian-be6074c4d51220a3daf94f6618abc9ef

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 25.9/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:01:39Z.

New explosion and official killings compound harsh repression and persistent insecurity.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan (this country) | 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 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 26.9/100 for Afghanistan, as of 2026-09-01T03:58:08Z.

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