Afghanistan, Kashmir, Pakistan. Nuclear-armed rivals and regional instability.
8 conflicts tracked in this region. Active: 1 · Frozen: 1 · Historic: 2
Territorial dispute over Kashmir. Line of Control. Periodic clashes. Nuclear-armed rivals.
US invasion after 9/11. Taliban ousted then returned. 2021 withdrawal. Taliban rule and humanitarian crisis.
Soviet invasion. Mujahideen resistance. US/Pakistani support. Soviet withdrawal. Civil war and Taliban.