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Afghanistan
Travel Warning
This Travel Warning is being
issued on February 6, 2008 to provide updated
information on the security situation in Afghanistan. The security
threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical.
The Department of State
continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to
Afghanistan. No part of Afghanistan should be considered immune
from violence, and the potential exists throughout the country for
hostile acts, either targeted or random, against American and other
western nationals at any time. Remnants of the former Taliban
regime and the terrorist al-Qa’ida network, and other groups hostile
to NATO-led military operations continue, with the heavy involvement
of U.S. forces. There is an on-going threat to kidnap and
assassinate U.S. citizens and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
workers throughout the country. Afghan authorities have a limited
ability to maintain order and ensure the security of citizens and
visitors. Travel in all areas of Afghanistan, including the
capital, Kabul, is unsafe due to military operations, landmines,
banditry, armed rivalry among political and tribal groups, and the
possibility of terrorist attacks, including attacks using vehicular
or other improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The security
environment remains volatile and unpredictable.
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The Department of State continues to
strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. There is an
ongoing threat to kidnap and assassinate U.S. citizens and Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) workers throughout the country. The ability of Afghan
authorities to maintain order and ensure the security of citizens and
visitors is limited. Remnants of the former Taliban regime and the
terrorist al-Qaida network, and other groups hostile to the government,
remain active. U.S.-led military operations continue. Narcotrafficking
elements opposed to poppy eradication efforts are also responsible for
attacks against Westerners. Travel in all areas of Afghanistan, including
the capital, Kabul, is unsafe due to military operations, landmines,
banditry, armed rivalry among political and tribal groups, and the
possibility of terrorist attacks, including attacks using vehicular or other
improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The security
environment remains volatile and unpredictable.
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Attacks on international organizations,
international aid workers, and foreign interests have continued over the
past six months. There has been a significant increase in attacks in the
south and southwestern areas of the country as a result of, among other
things, drug eradication efforts, and a seasonal surge in insurgent
activity. There has also been an increase in the use of suicide bombers and
vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) throughout the country.
As an example, a suicide bomber detonated a VBIED in Kandahar in January,
killing a Canadian diplomat. In March, in Helmand Province, a
remote-controlled IED killed four employees of a security company employed
by a U.S. Government contractor. In April, a rocket impacted inside the
Kabul TV station building in Wazir Akbar Khan, behind the U.S. Embassy, and
injured one person. Also in May, a VBIED killed an American working for a
U.S. Government contractor in Herat. On May 30, two Americans working for a
USAID contractor were injured in an IED attack in Badakshan that killed two
of their Afghan colleagues. Incidents sometimes occur on the Kabul-Jalalabad
Road (commonly called Jalalabad Road). Because the Embassy also has
received information over the past several months about potential attacks on
this road, its use generally is highly restricted for Embassy employees and,
if the security situation warrants, sometimes is curtailed completely.
Foreigners in Kabul and elsewhere
throughout the country were targeted for violent attacks and kidnappings.
On February 11, two Nepalese guards employed by the British Embassy were
kidnapped. One was killed; the other was found beaten. On March 10, four
Albanian workers were kidnapped in Kandahar. They were killed, and their
bodies were later found.
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Riots and incidents of civil disturbance
also have occurred several times since the beginning of 2006. During
February 6-8, both peaceful and violent demonstrations occurred throughout
Afghanistan in response to cartoons about Islam in a Danish newspaper.
Seven protestors were killed and scores of protestors and police were
injured in the clashes. On March 26, large anti-American protests occurred
in Mazar-i-Sharif after the Government of Afghanistan released from police
custody an Afghan who had converted to Christianity; the U.S. Government,
along with several others, had condemned the initial arrest. On May 29,
sparked by a U.S. military convoy accident that killed seven Afghans near
Bagram Air Field, violent demonstrations and lootings occurred in various
parts of Kabul.
Carjackings, robberies, and violent crime
remain a problem. In February, two armed bank heists occurred in Kabul; two
Afghan National Police were killed in the second robbery. In April, an
American citizen reported to the Embassy that the Taliban had held him at
gunpoint near Herat, and had stolen his car. American citizens involved in
property disputes -- a common legal problem -- have reported that their
adversaries in the disputes have threatened their lives.
Official Americans assigned to the U.S.
Embassy in Kabul are not allowed to have family members reside in
Afghanistan. In addition, unofficial travel to Afghanistan by U.S.
Government employees and their family members requires prior approval by the
Department of State. From time to time, the U.S. Embassy places areas
frequented by foreigners off limits to its personnel depending on current
security conditions. Potential target areas include key national or
international government establishments, international organizations and
other locations with expatriate personnel, and public areas popular with the
expatriate community. Private U.S. citizens are strongly urged to heed
these restrictions as well and may obtain the latest information by calling
the U.S. Embassy in Kabul or consulting the embassy website below.
Terrorist actions may include, but are not limited to, suicide operations,
bombings, assassinations, carjackings, rocket attacks, assaults or
kidnappings. Possible threats include conventional weapons such as
explosive devises or non-conventional weapons, including chemical or
biological agents.
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The United States Embassy’s ability
to provide emergency consular services to U.S. citizens in Afghanistan is
limited, particularly for those persons outside the capital. Afghan
authorities also can provide only limited assistance to U.S. citizens facing
difficulties. U.S. citizens who choose to visit or remain in Afghanistan
despite this Travel Warning are urged to pay close attention to their
personal security, and avoid rallies and demonstrations. They are also
encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's
travel registration website,
https://travelregistration.state.gov, and
to obtain updated information on travel and security within Afghanistan.
Americans without Internet access may register directly with the U.S.
Embassy. Registering makes it easier for the Embassy to contact Americans
in case of emergency. The U.S. Embassy is located at Great Masood Road
between Radio Afghanistan and the Ministry of Public Health (the road is
also known as Bebe Mahro (Airport) Road), Kabul. The phone number is
+93-70-108-001 or +93-70-108-002. The Embassy website is
http://afghanistan.usembassy.gov.
Updated information on travel and
security in Afghanistan may be obtained from the Department of State by
calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States, or for callers
outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at
1-202-501-4444. For further information, please consult the
Consular Information Sheet for Afghanistan and the
current
Worldwide
Caution Public Announcement,
which are available on the Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet website at
http://travel.state.gov.
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