{
  "id": "ACM-AFG-CON",
  "slug": "afghanistan-conflict",
  "title": "The Afghanistan Conflict",
  "url": "https://armedconflicts.org/afghanistan-conflict.html",
  "status": "Active",
  "intensity": "Medium",
  "region": "South-Central Asia",
  "type": "Insurgency / instability",
  "tracked_since": "2021",
  "revision": "2026-08-05",
  "sources": [
    "ACLED",
    "UCDP",
    "CFR Global Conflict Tracker"
  ],
  "locations": [
    {
      "name": "Kabul",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 34.5553,
      "lon": 69.2075,
      "description": "Capital of Afghanistan, captured by the Taliban on August 15, 2021.",
      "control": "Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/war-afghanistan",
      "as_of": "2026-08-03"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kandahar",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 31.6289,
      "lon": 65.7372,
      "description": "Southern city that serves as the Taliban's spiritual and political heartland."
    },
    {
      "name": "Herat",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 34.3529,
      "lon": 62.2042,
      "description": "Major western Afghan city near the Iran border and a historic trade hub."
    },
    {
      "name": "Mazar-i-Sharif",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 36.7092,
      "lon": 67.1108,
      "description": "Largest city in northern Afghanistan and a former stronghold of anti-Taliban forces before 2021."
    },
    {
      "name": "Durand Line",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 33.7,
      "lon": 69.9,
      "description": "Contested colonial-era border dividing Pashtun tribal lands between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the site of repeated cross-border clashes since October 2025."
    },
    {
      "name": "Torkham",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 34.1042,
      "lon": 71.0797,
      "description": "Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing on the historic Khyber Pass route, repeatedly closed during 2025-2026 clashes."
    },
    {
      "name": "Spin Boldak",
      "type": "border",
      "lat": 31.0089,
      "lon": 66.4258,
      "description": "Southern Afghan border town opposite Pakistan's Chaman, another key crossing point affected by cross-border fighting."
    },
    {
      "name": "Panjshir Valley",
      "type": "region",
      "lat": 35.35,
      "lon": 69.6,
      "description": "Mountainous valley northeast of Kabul and historic center of anti-Taliban resistance."
    }
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "change": "Headlines refreshed",
      "source": "News feed"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-03",
      "change": "Kabul control updated",
      "source": "Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker"
    }
  ]
}