This gave al-Qa‘ida a base in which it could freely recruit, train, and deploy terrorists to other countries. In the years leading up to the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, the Taliban provided a safe haven for al-Qa‘ida. In practice, this meant often merciless policies on the treatment of women, political opponents of any type, and religious minorities. The Taliban’s first move was to institute a strict interpretation of Qur‘anic instruction and jurisprudence. By September 1996, the Taliban had captured Kabul, killed the country’s president, and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The Taliban found a foothold and consolidated their strength in southern Afghanistan.īy 1994, the Taliban had moved their way through the south, capturing several provinces from various armed factions who had been fighting a civil war after the Soviet-backed Afghan government fell in 1992. The movement’s founding nucleus-the word “Taliban” is Pashto for “students”-was composed of peasant farmers and men studying Islam in Afghan and Pakistani madrasas, or religious schools.
Refer to our website for the latest Alerts and Messages for U.S.Read the Country Security Report For Afghanistan.Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before planning any international travel, and read the Embassy webpage on COVID-19 for country-specific COVID-19 information.government assistance will be available to facilitate your departure. If not departing imminently, make contingency plans to leave when it is safe to do so and do not expect U.S.Notify a trusted person of your travel and movement plans.Be aware of your surroundings and local security developments at all times.Review your personal security plans and consider leaving at the first safe opportunity.Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security updates and ensure you can be located in an emergency.The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S.
Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Afghanistan. The Department of State will continue to provide information via the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP), Embassy Kabul’s web page,, Facebook, and Twitter. For further information on the immigrant visa application process, please refer to our website. In fact, your presence in Afghanistan will not expedite your relative’s case. citizens or LPR family members do not have to be physically present in Afghanistan for their qualifying family members to be prioritized. immigrant visa petition and notification from the National Visa Center that their case is ready for an interview.
citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) are prioritized for relocation out of Afghanistan if they have an approved U.S. government assistance to depart should email complete biographic details and contact information (email and phone number), as well as U.S.
citizens who are in Afghanistan and are seeking U.S. embassy or consulate outside of Afghanistan, click here. embassy or consulate outside of Afghanistan for assistance, although our ability to assist is extremely limited. citizens in Afghanistan in need of routine consular services can contact any U.S. government is not able to provide emergency citizen services in Afghanistan and our ability to assist detained U.S. Embassy in Kabul suspended operations on August 31, 2021. Since that time, U.S. citizens should not travel to Afghanistan to accompany eligible family members for relocation. citizens in Afghanistan is high. Given the serious risks, U.S. Travel to all areas of Afghanistan is unsafe and the risk of kidnapping or violence against U.S. Reissued with updates to relocation, citizen services, and safety and security information.ĭo not travel to Afghanistan due to armed conflict, civil unrest, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.
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