Travelling

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In this page: Entry Requirements | Organising Your Trip | Living Conditions | Paying | Speaking | Useful Resources

 

Entry Requirements

Passport and Visa Service
Visa Information (Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
For Further Information
List of Afghan embassies and consulates
 
Check IATA Travel Website for visa requirements and health advices.
 

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Organising Your Trip


Transportation From Airport to City Centre:


Airport

Distance

Taxi

Bus

Train

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

Living Conditions

Health and Safety

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
 

Emergency Numbers

Police 119
Ambulance 102
Fire 119
Brigade general in Kabul 0786203500
 

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Time Difference and Climate

Time and Time Difference
It is %T:%M %A In Kabul (GMT+4.5)
Summer Time Period
None
 

Map of the Time Zone

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)
 

Average Annual Temperatures and Rainfall

Climate

 

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Paying

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.

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Speaking

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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Useful Resources

To Find a Job
Afghan Jobs
Job Portal - Afghanistan
ACBAR Job Board

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