Afghanistan
Afghanistan ranks #65 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (1.1/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 83.6/100 (#13 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.
What drives the instability score
Capability and economy · click a metric to compare
CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.
Capability profile
Trajectory
Governance
Energy
Strategic Relationships
Allies (9)
- Chinanonaggression 2002
- Irannonaggression 2002
- Pakistannonaggression 2002
- Tajikistannonaggression 2002
- Turkmenistannonaggression 2002
- Uzbekistannonaggression 2002
- Iraqnonaggression 1937
- Türkiyenonaggression 1937
- Russianeutrality 1926
COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.
Neighbours (7)
Disputes (70)
COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.
- Pakistan16× · 2014
- Iran16× · 2014
- United States3× · 2014
- Turkmenistan2× · 2014
- Russia11× · 2001
- Uzbekistan5× · 2001
- Tajikistan4× · 2001
- Canada1× · 2001
- United Kingdom1× · 2001
- Netherlands1× · 2001
- France1× · 2001
- Spain1× · 2001
Signals
Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 100% risk
Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 2021): 3 transfers
100% of imports from United States — supplier dependence
Displacement (UNHCR): 2.7M refugees originated · 3.2M IDPs · 20.9K hosted
China
Iran
Pakistan
Russia
Tajikistan