Afghanistan: Travelling

Entry Requirements

Passport and Visa Service: Visa Information (Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Check IATA Travel Website for visa requirements and health advices.

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car Rental
Kabul Hamid Karzai Airport (KBL)	8 km / 5 miles	AFG 100/ 15 min	Available	Not available	Available

Health Precautions: A proof of vaccination (an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis - ICVP), given four weeks to 12 months before departure may be required on exit. Failure to produce this documentation may lead to vaccination at the point of departure, most likely with oral polio vaccine.
Medical facilities are very limited and supplies are unlikely to be available locally.
Travelling in hotter months could trigger diarrhoeal diseases and other gastrointestinal infections, and malaria.
Respiratory tuberculosis is common among the Afghan population.
Medical insurance is essential.
For Further Information on Sanitary Conditions: Travel advice on FCO's website
Health Information for Travelers to Afghanistan (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
For Further Information on Safety Conditions: UK FCO Security Advice
U.S. Department Travel Advisory

Time zone

Type of Climate: Most of Afghanistan has a subarctic mountain climate, with cold and dry winters, and hot and sunny summers. The climate in the south of the country is arid or semiarid. The country has four distinct seasons (winter, spring, summer, autumn). Summer temperatures can rise to 50⁰C (122⁰F), especially in the south, while winter temperatures can be as low as -25⁰C (-13⁰F). The mountainous landscape of the country causes significant temperature variations amongst regions but also between day and night. The mountainous region in the north receives extensive snowfall and some parts remain isolated from the rest of the world for as much as four months.
For further information: Geography and climate information (Norwegian Afghanistan Committee)

Climate

Domestic Currency: Afghanistan Afghani
ISO Code: AFN
Possible Means of Payment: While credit cards exist in Afghanistan, most local businesses operate on a cash basis. As the banking system is underdeveloped, local businesses depend on the informal hawala system to make payments and transfer funds. Money is transferred through a network of brokers without any promissory note. Travellers' cheques are not widely accepted.

Official Language: Dari (Afghan Persian) and Pashto.
Other Languages Spoken: Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen), and 30 other minor languages which primarily include Balochi and Pashai.
Business Language: English

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