A United Nations report says 2,660 security incidents were recorded in Afghanistan between November 2025 and Jan. 31, 2026, marking a 27.8 percent increase compared with the same period a year earlier.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan released the report Wednesday on the human rights situation in Afghanistan covering the period from November 2025 to January 2026.
The report said armed groups opposed to the Taliban claimed responsibility for 36 incidents during the period, of which 14 were verified.
According to the report, groups claiming the attacks included the National Resistance Front, the National Mobilisation Front, Afghanistan’s Islamic Movement for the Freedom of People and the Afghanistan Freedom Front.
The incidents included shootings at Taliban checkpoints and convoys, as well as rocket and grenade attacks.
The report also referred to a January attack on a Chinese restaurant in Kabul claimed by the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate, Islamic State Khorasan Province.
It also noted several border clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistan, including incidents affecting civilian areas and infrastructure in Kandahar.
The report recorded clashes between Taliban fighters and Iranian border forces in Nimroz province, which led to the temporary closure of the border.
According to the report, Taliban forces also exchanged fire several times with Pakistani troops in border areas of Khost, Paktika, Kandahar, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.
It also referred to attempts by individuals to cross from Afghanistan into Tajikistan and civilian casualties resulting from efforts to stop them.
Residents in Ghazni, Kandahar, Khost, Wardak, Panjshir and Paktika reported witnessing airstrikes during the period.
UNAMA also documented 47 security incidents that directly affected UN personnel.
