2025 in Afghanistan
overview of Afghanistan-related events during the year 2025
Events in the year 2025 in Afghanistan.
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Afghan conflict; Islamic State–Taliban conflict; Republican insurgency in Afghanistan; 2025 hunger crisis in Afghanistan
January
January 21 –
The Taliban announces the release of two American citizens in exchange for Taliban figure Muhammad Khan who was arrested in Nangarhar Province and imprisoned in the US.
A Chinese national is killed in an attack on his vehicle by a group calling itself the National Mobilization Front in Takhar Province.
February
February 1 – A British couple based in Bamiyan is arrested by the Taliban in unspecified circumstances. They are subsequently released on 19 September after Qatari mediation.
February 2 – A Taliban fighter opens fire on the United Nations compound in Kabul, injuring a guard before being found dead in undisclosed circumstances. The Taliban government attributes the incident to a "misunderstanding".
February 4 – The Taliban order the suspension of operations of the women-run radio station Radio Begum for “unauthorized provision” of content and programming to an overseas TV channel.
February 6 – Turkey withdraws its accreditation of Afghan diplomats representing the pre-2021 government.
February 11 – Five people are killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in Kunduz Province.
February 13 – One person is killed in a suicide bombing at the compound of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Kabul.
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