According to ACLED's open-tier monthly aggregates via HDX, as of 2 October 2026, Afghanistan recorded 161 political violence events in August 2026, with 212 reported fatalities. This total is above the 90th percentile of the country's monthly totals over the previous 24 months, which stood at 109.8 events. The same ACLED data for August 2026 record 56 events targeting civilians and 27 civilian fatalities. Badakhshan recorded the most events with 39, followed by Kabul with 17 and Herat and Kandahar with 11 each.
| Rule | ACLED political violence events against the previous two years |
| Period | 2026-08 |
| Metric | pv_events |
| Value in the month | 161 |
| 90th percentile of that history | 109.8 |
| Months of history compared | 24 |
| Political violence events | 161 |
| Reported fatalities | 212 |
| Civilian targeting events | 56 |
| Civilians reported killed | 27 |
| Judged against | the 90th percentile of the country's own record over the previous 24 months, 109.8; at least 20 events or 10 civilians killed. Fired on: history_percentile. |
| Detected | 13 October 2026, run 19 |
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