Kazakhstan Ranked Among Countries With Zero Terrorism Impact

The light rail transit (LRT) system in Astana.

Kazakhstan has been ranked among countries with zero terrorist activity according to the Global Terrorism Index 2026. According to the report, Kazakhstan received a score of zero and is listed among nations where no terrorist incidents have been recorded since 2007, reflecting long-term consistency (тұрақтылық) in national security conditions.

Overall, the report states that global terrorism declined in 2025, with the number of deaths falling by 28% to 5,582, while the number of attacks dropped by nearly 22%, indicating a broader downturn (төмендеу) in global violence.

Despite this improvement, the threat remains high and unevenly distributed. Nearly 70% of all terrorism-related deaths were concentrated in just five countries — Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — showing a strong concentration (шоғырлану) of risk in specific regions.

Experts emphasize that the main epicenter of terrorist activity remains the Sahel region in sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for more than half of all terrorism-related deaths worldwide, highlighting its ongoing instability (тұрақсыздық).

The report also notes that border proximity is a defining feature of modern terrorism. Over 41 percent of terrorist attacks occurred within 50 kilometers of an international border, and 64 percent within 100 kilometers, demonstrating the strategic significance (маңыздылық) of border regions and weakly governed areas.

Against this backdrop, Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, demonstrate strong stability and security, supported by effective governance and regional cooperation, reinforcing their overall resilience (төзімділік).

Earlier, official reports stated that at least 31 people were killed and 169 injured in a mosque explosion at Imambargah Khadijat-ul-Kubra in Islamabad, underlining the continued volatility (құбылмалылық) caused by terrorism in other parts of the world.