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Afghanistan - Travel Warning November 23, 2001 The Department of State
strongly warns U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. U.S. forces are
engaged in military action against the remnants of the Taliban regime and the
terrorist Al-Qaida network. Afghan opponents of the Taliban regime are also
engaged in military operations in several parts of the country. Travel in all
areas of Afghanistan,including the capital Kabul and all major cities, is unsafe
due to military operations, banditry, and the possibility of unrest given the
fluid political and military situation. Several foreign journalists have been
murdered in recent weeks. An estimated 5-7 million land mines are scattered
throughout the countryside and pose a danger to travelers. Much of the country
is also facing an acute food shortage. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul has been closed
since 1989, and no other diplomatic mission represents U.S. interests or
provides consular services. Emergency services to U.S. citizens who travel to or
remain in Afghanistan are severely limited. U.S. citizens who decide to enter
Afghanistan in spite of this Warning are strongly urged to register and obtain
updated security information at the American Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, or
the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, at the following addresses: U.S.
Embassy Islamabad, Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad, telephone (92-51)
2080-0000, Consular Section telephone (92-51) 2080-2700, fax (92-51) 822-632
U.S. Consulate Peshawar, 11 Hospital Road, Cantonment, Peshawar, telephone
(92-91) 279-801 through 803, fax (92-91) 276-712 This supersedes the Department
of State Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued December 12, 2000, to update the
information on the security situation in Afghanistan.
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