Nepal Deploys Troops Amid Fiercest Unrest in Years

The death toll has hit 25, and more than 600 are injured, as protests in Nepal over a social media ban spiral into the country’s worst unrest in decades.

A Nepali army solider stands in an armored vehicle driving past the Parliament house, which was set on fire by protesters in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 10, 2025. Adnan Abidi/Reuters

The Nepali army has deployed patrols as the country grapples with its most severe unrest in decades.

“We are trying to normalize the situation first,” army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet said on Sept. 10. “We are committed to protect the life and property of people.”