January 4 – A spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry of the
Taliban announces the arrest of an undetermined number of women for wearing "bad
hijab", in the first known crackdown on dress code since their return to power in August 2021.[1]
January 29 – Ten collisions occur on the main highway linking
Kabul and
Nangarhar Province, killing 17 people and wounding ten more. Separately, fifteen people are killed during four collisions in
Laghman Province, near the end of the same highway.[4]
February 20 – March 13 – At least 60 people are killed and 23 others are injured due to flooding and adverse weather conditions involving snow and rain nationwide.[6]
March 18 – Five women and three children are killed during two
Pakistaniairstrikes in
Khost and
Paktika provinces following accusations that attacks in Pakistan were masterminded in Afghanistan, which the
Taliban deny. In response, the Taliban opens fire on
Pakistani troops at the
border.[8]
April 12-14 – At least 33 people are killed and 27 others are injured in
flash floods caused by heavy rain in 20 provinces nationwide including in Kabul.[11]
April 17 – The Taliban orders the suspension of the television channels Noor TV and Barya TV for allegedly failing to “consider national and Islamic values”.[12]
April 20 – One person is killed and three others are injured in a car bombing at a predominantly
Hazara neighborhood in Kabul.[13]
January 4 – A spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry of the
Taliban announces the arrest of an undetermined number of women for wearing "bad
hijab", in the first known crackdown on dress code since their return to power in August 2021.[1]
January 29 – Ten collisions occur on the main highway linking
Kabul and
Nangarhar Province, killing 17 people and wounding ten more. Separately, fifteen people are killed during four collisions in
Laghman Province, near the end of the same highway.[4]
February 20 – March 13 – At least 60 people are killed and 23 others are injured due to flooding and adverse weather conditions involving snow and rain nationwide.[6]
March 18 – Five women and three children are killed during two
Pakistaniairstrikes in
Khost and
Paktika provinces following accusations that attacks in Pakistan were masterminded in Afghanistan, which the
Taliban deny. In response, the Taliban opens fire on
Pakistani troops at the
border.[8]
April 12-14 – At least 33 people are killed and 27 others are injured in
flash floods caused by heavy rain in 20 provinces nationwide including in Kabul.[11]
April 17 – The Taliban orders the suspension of the television channels Noor TV and Barya TV for allegedly failing to “consider national and Islamic values”.[12]
April 20 – One person is killed and three others are injured in a car bombing at a predominantly
Hazara neighborhood in Kabul.[13]