Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
It is not safe to travel Afghanistan It is not safe to travel Afghanistan. We detected travel advisories from 9 sources for this specific country.
Afghanistan shares a land border with 6 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Afghanistan), the Advisory Index is 3.6 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Iran (4.5), Pakistan (3.8), China (3.4), Tajikistan (3), Uzbekistan with 3 and Turkmenistan with 2.6 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Afghanistan. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Afghanistan.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Afghanistan.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Afghanistan from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 5.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to Afghanistan (level 4 of 4). The hostile and unpredictable security situation, high and ongoing threat of terrorism and kidnapping of foreigners present a significant risk to New Zealanders in Afghanistan. New Zealanders currently in Afghanistan are advised to depart as soon as it is safe to do so. New Zealanders who decide to travel to Afghanistan ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We continue to advise do not travel due to the extremely dangerous security situation and the very high threat of terrorism and kidnapping throughout Afghanistan, including in Kabul. If, despite our advice, you travel to Afghanistan, there's a very high risk you could be the target of a terrorist attack or kidnapping. There are no guarantees for your safety in ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/afghanistan
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Afghanistan: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Reisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/afghanistansicherheit/204692
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid all travel.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid travel completely
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Lämna landet omedelbart - Säkerhetsläget i Afghanistan är mycket dåligt. Den extremistiska talibanrörelsen har tagit makten i landet och utropat ett islamiskt emirat. Risken av våldsamheter och terrorattacker är stor, och därför uppmanar vi alla finländare att lämna landet omedelbart. Säkerhetsläget är kritiskt eller svagt i hela landet. Risken ...
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Afghanistan. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Afghanistan changed from 4.9 to 5.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Afghanistan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Afghanistan changed from 5.0 to 4.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Afghanistan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Afghanistan changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
The Australian government issued a new warning for Afghanistan with a rating of 5.0.
Afghanistan with its capital Kabul is a country in Asia (Southern Asia), slightly smaller than Texas (647,500 km²). The country is located Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran. The climate can be described as arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers. The landscape is mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest. With a population of about 32.74 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kabul |
| Population | about 32.74 million |
| Size | 647.500 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Texas |
| Common languages | Persian, Pushto, Turkmen, Uzbek |
| Currency | Afghani (short: AFN) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +93 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .af |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | AF |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | AFG |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 4 |
These are problems Afghanistan is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Afghanistan. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Afghanistan.
Export products
Import products
Afghanistan is currently rated at 5,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 9 official sources. It is not safe to travel Afghanistan.
With these high scores (5,0) you should avoid all kind of travel to Afghanistan and maybe pick another location. This is not a place for holidays.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 9 individual sources for Afghanistan.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Afghanistan. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has a size of 647,500 km² or 250,001 mi² which is slightly smaller than Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Afghanistan and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Iran (4.5)
Pakistan (3.8)
China (3.4)
Tajikistan (3.0)
Uzbekistan (3.0)
Turkmenistan (2.6)
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