Afghanistan Travel Forum

I'm a Yank searching for guesthouses in Kabul, where I hope to
visit and work.


Was wondering if anyone could recommend any medium term lodging, like a guest house, as I have an offer to work at a humanitarian agency as intern in Kabul if I can make my own arrangements. I know a couple of guesthouses which run about $50 USD a day, but I am looking for quite a bit cheaper, weekly or monthly arrangement, as I will be making a 3-6 month commitment. Thank you for any tips you may be able to
throw my way.

Seems to me not many folks are looking at this site and location. If anyone is going to Afganistan next year and want to exchange thoughts and research, please send me an email. I will be going there in a few months and am exploring the options. IE: security, locations, transportation, cost, entry and exit methods.
Thanks
Duck

Hi there.

Can anyone tell me if there are any civilian flights into Kandahar?
I m looking for flights preferrably from Dubai, and if possible, booking possibilities via the internet.
If not from Dubai, can anybody tell me if there are other cities that are connected by (civilian) airline(s) to Kandahar, except maybe Kabul??

Thanks for replies

Marcel

I will be based in Kabul from mid Nov 07 till May 08. This is going to be the second time in Kabul but first time to experience winter season.

I wonder if I can find any thermal jacket in the city (probably around shar-e-now or DACAAR shop) or any woman's muslim clothes for winter. Any information will be great!

Anyone been to Northern Afghanistan recently? Seriously consdiering a trip from the Tajik border to Kunduz, Mazar-e-Sharif and Kabul only. Anyone been there? any advice? Any good contacts there, definitely want a guide and maybe a guard. Thanks

is it safe from terrorists?
are the bungalows clean and pest free?

thanks

Hey guys,

I'll be travelling Central Asia in June - July this year (2007), so I was wondering if anyone will be out there around that time and maybe would like to travel together. Here's a brief itinerary:

Start off in Pakistan - up the Karakoram Highway crossing into Kashgar (China) - then into Kyrgyztan - down through the Pamir Mountains and the Hindu Kush crossing into Tajikistan and finally ending up at Dushanbe. Following that, I have no plans as yet but I hope to cross into Afghanistan into Kabul if security conditions permit, otherwise head east or maybe head back to Pakistan.

Hope to hear from all you thrill seekers !!!

Rahul

Right now Afghanistan is in the news again and they say, a big attack on the Taliban fighters in the South of the country is prepared. I wonder what the situation actually is at the moment for persons like us - travelers.
Are all parts of the country no-go areas or are there still some safe places? And are travelers welcome at all or is there an attitude against foreigners?

So did anybody lately go there and can tell a bit? I'm sure many people would appreciate comments on this topic.

Hello all,
In “my” German Trekkingforum, I have read that a Russian trekker, Sergej, is missing while hiking in the south of Tajikistan / Pamirs.

Please find below the English description, which already has been posted in some hiking forums. Although I am aware that VT is not necessarily a hiking community, I don’t want to miss any possibility.

If anyone knows anything, please don’t post here, but in the German Trekkingforum, which has the English settings as well. It is here, where a friend of Sergej is reading and posting as well. You can answer there also without registration (we have checked this).
This is the post:
http://www.trekkingforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7323

Here is the flyer with description also in Farsi:
http://shiacenter.ru/fls/missing.png

Here is a map, made with GoogleEarth, where his friend has drawn Sergej’s rough route:
http://www.bpclub.ru/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=9215F%FCr

Thanks already in advance.
Ingrid

PS:
I will post the description as answer to this post.

Is it currently relatively safe for a white American citizen to visit Kabul/Bamiyan? Do most people have problems wiith americans?

I will be in AFghanistan during November - the temperature and also are Western women required to wear only long skirts or are pant suits acceptable? Are scarfs worn at all times?

There is a Iranian consulate in Herat????, Herat is today safe, maybe i will consider go to Herat from Iran and return back. If is possible...

Hi all. 23 white male and will be travelling back from India to the UK on a motorbike in roughly a year. Just wandering how safe it would be to pass through Afghanistan? Any ideas?

Thought about going via the Khyber Pass. I know the situation changes all the time so shall try and get some good information closer to the time. Just wandering if anyone who is clued up on Afghanistan can provide any usefull ideas....

Peace + love
Hutch

An opportunity to advance my career has opened to me in Afghanistan. Are there any expats working in Afghanistan that can comment on safety and diserability of working in the major cities in Afghanistan?

Hello

In autumn is the opening of the University in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
are there any people who inscribed there for a study?

I'm supposed, maybe to give courses in geomatik (landscape mapping) in Bamiyan in autumn. It's a supported project from the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology).

Just wanted to know, how it is going there..

greez

Marc

I'm planning to visit mazar-e-sharif sometime in June. will stay for about 2 weeks and hope to visit grape (and other fruits) and nuts orchards/industry. any guide on distant to farm site, transportation , travel guide are most appreciated.

thanks and salam

What is the cheapest way and how long will it take, to get to Nepal by air?

I just don't know what the situation is in Kabul right now and how safe it would be live inside the base for several months.

Does anyone know how to go about adopting Afghani's little children orphaned by war?

Hi,
Are there currently any commercial flights from Afghanistan to Islamabad,Pakistan ?
Thanks,
PTSD -

Hi everybody ! I collect beer labels almost 20 years... Who is in Afghanistan now or may be going soon , please be so kind to get for my collection some beer paper labels or beer mates ! I will be much obliged to you
Thanks in advance ,
D

I'm considering to follow my husband to Kabul, what do you guys think about me getting a job there? Do I have to get a working visa? If I don't want to work, what kind of visa do I have to get, and where to get it? I did some research about living in Kabul, but still don't have clearly idea about it. Any information will be appreciated.

Thanks!

A few days ago, i saw a festival being celebrated in Afghanistan.It was in a village/town that resembles a picture i had seen regarding the Silk Route.Did anyone see it on TV or know anything of that particular town?

2nd week of March I happen to be in Islamabad/Pakistan and want to take the opportunity take a holiday and do some trekking. But northern areas of Pakistan I heard are all snow-clad and no way we can trek there without equipment etc, so we're thinking now of heading towards Peshawar/Pakistan and Khyber Pass in Afghanistan.

Good idea? Is it safe? Do I need Afghani visa (I mean, I probably do need a visa to cross the border, but maybe trekking is all on Pakistani side?) Are those areas known for trekking?

thanks,
Pawel

I have a job offer in kabul. should I take it? I think it is quite risky to live there. can anyone advice me on this problem. what are the living costs in kabul? thanks a lot. pitea

What is the approximate travel from NYC to Kabul (by air!)?

Aslamualikum
well i m going to kabul on a business trip for one week after two weeks or till mid of august, so all i wanna know is wat to wear dere. wat would b da tempreture.
and i would like to meet any vteer over dere
take care
adios

Hey ,

I was wondering how practical is it for a Pakistani girl like me to go to Afghanistan ? Visa issues ? security issues etc ? places to stay ? places to see ?any advice & help would be much appreciated .
Thanks,
Mona .

Is it possible for a tourist from the Middle East to cross overland from Termez on the Uzbek boarder to Mazar e Sharif. What is needed for this (if at all possible)?

well i m paki guy n i m planing to go to afghanistan in june for some trading or business purpose,
would any body like to tell me which place is worth seeing or i would like to meet any vteer in kabul or so
thanking u in anticipation.
take care
bye bye