| 18 January | — In the wake of the 16 January terrorist acts that claimed 21 lives a protest rally is held on the Afghan-Pakistani border where over 5,000 chant “Death to Pakistan!,” “Death to al-Qa‘eda!” and “Death to the Taliban!” People march in columns through several border towns. |
| 8 February | — Mass clashes between Sunnis and Shi‘a take place in Herat. |
| 8 February | — The Imam Ali Mosque is opened in Kabul’s eastern district; from that time on it is known under the official name of Women’s and Men’s Mosque. Women may occupy the second floor. |
| February | — The country is swept by mass protest rallies triggered by the controversy over the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that appeared in the Danish Jyllands-Posten. |
| 9 February | — The Taliban offers a reward of 100 kg of gold for the lives of the authors of the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that appeared in the Danish Jyllands-Posten. |
| 27 March | — After being acquitted in court of apostasy, Christian Abdul Rahman is released from prison and emigrates to Italy. |
| 18 July | — President of Afghanistan agrees with those religious figures who want the religious police restored. |
| 9 August | — The Afghan government signs a decision to deport the South Korean Christians who arrived for the Peace March in Kabul. |
| 15 September | — The Taliban condemns Pope Benedict XVI’s speech about Islam and insists on an apology. |
| 17 September | — The parliament of Afghanistan demands that Pope Benedict XVI apologize to the Muslims for his recent speech about Islam. |
| 23 September | — President Karzai calls on the world community to liquidate all Islamic religious schools, the heads of which approve of terrorism. |
