| Event: | CE Complex Emergency |
| Number: | 2026-000032 |
| Country: | AFG Afghanistan |
| Location: | Khost, Kunar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktya Page 1 |
| Date (YMD): | 2026-2-26 |
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| Information Source: | Afghanistan Red Crescent Society |
| Comments: | From the evening of 26 February and through the first week of March 2026, airstrikes and border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan affected ten provinces: Kabul, Kandahar, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Parwan, Paktia, and Paktika. The escalation followed several days of rising tensions, during which airstrikes in Nangarhar and Paktika caused civilian casualties and Afghan forces launched counterattacks against Pakistani military positions along the border. On 27 February, Pakistan's Defence Minister publicly declared the country was in a state of "open war" with Afghanistan.
Armed clashes continued between Afghanistan's de facto security forces and the Pakistani military in Khost, Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia, and Paktika. Airstrikes were also reported in Gardez (Paktia), Jalalabad (Nangarhar), Kabul, Kandahar, and Mehtarlam (Laghman). On the morning of 1 March, Jalalabad's airport and a police station were struck. As of 4 March, hostilities remained concentrated along border areas but continued to threaten civilian populations across a wide geographic zone.
As of the 10 of March, the ARCS reported 97 people killed and 139 injured, along with 121 structures damaged (66 totally, 55 partially), one mosque damaged, and one clinic damaged. From late evening 26 From February 1 to March 5, 2026, UNAMA reported and verified a total of 185 civilian casualties in Afghanistan. This total includes 56 civilians killed and 129 injured due to indirect fire and aerial attacks. Notably, women and children accounted for 55 percent of all civilian casualties. The difference in casualty figures reflects different reporting timelines and methodologies between the two sources. |
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