Afghanistan

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 4/4 — Level 4: Do Not Travel
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 4/4
• ☐ Canada: level 4/4 — Avoid all travel

Health notices

• ☐ Global Polio (level 2)
• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Practical

• ☐ Plug type C/F, 220V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 119
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 112
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 119

Laws that could get a tourist arrested

• ☐ Public dress code for women — It is illegal for women to show their faces in public. Women are required to wear a niqab or burqa in public spaces.
• ☐ Homosexual activity — Any homosexual activity is punishable by harsh penalties, including death, under Afghan law.
• ☐ Drug and alcohol prohibition — The Taliban enforces zero tolerance for recreational drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Possession or trafficking results in arrest and long imprisonment.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Afghanistan — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM