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RE: Afghanistan FAQ & Security Thread

by JakJones 24 March 2012

Local people take the Southern Road but generally only if they do not have any incriminating ID (ID that shows they work for the government,…
AFGHANISTAN + IRAK (North-South) travel Impressions/Advice

by Mjgoali 11 March 2012

Hey guys, anybody interested to travel into *AFGHANISTAN or IRAQ* (from North to South, not just Kurdish part) and would like to get impress…
RE: Afghanistan FAQ & Security Thread

by Mjgoali 11 March 2012

Hey guys, anybody interested to travel into *AFGHANISTAN or IRAQ* (from North to South, not just Kurdish part) and would like to get impress…
AFGHANISTAN + IRAK (North-South) travel Impressions/Advice

by Mjgoali 11 March 2012

Hey guys, anybody interested to travel into *AFGHANISTAN or IRAQ* (from North to South, not just Kurdish part) and would like to get impress…
RE: Afghanistan FAQ & Security Thread

by Mjgoali 19 August 2011

Hi regayov, yes i am still travelling in afghanistan, but will leave next days to pakistan. was almost everywhere, expect of the south.…
RE: Overland in Afghanistan

by Kristofka 12 August 2011

There is a crossing on Turkmen-Afghan border northern from Andkhoy (between Mazar and Maimana) to Lebap province of Turkmenistan. All…
RE: Overland in Afghanistan

by Kristofka 12 August 2011

Hello, Regayov! Sorry for posting you so late, if you kept your itinerary you are still in Afghanistan, but may be I can help you a bit.…
RE: Questions : visa extension, money, roads

by danielsprague 17 June 2011

-Yes, you can extend yor visa in Mazar-e Sharif (I did it) and I think Herat too. -There are ATMs in Herat and Mazar, but no guarantee…
Questions : visa extension, money, roads

by civili 24 April 2011

Hey mates, I'm Louis, a 23-years-old French traveller with much experience. I'm planning to spend one month in Iran, then go to Afghanista…
RE: Samarqand/Dushanbe to Termiz - Recent Travel Reports?

by danielsprague 17 December 2010

I've personally driven both these roads (last stretches of the M37 and M41, and like most roads in UZ they are fine. Not perfect, but…
RE: Crossing Afghanistan

by afghanguy 25 July 2010

Salam, Your idea to fly from Herat to Chakhcharan and then travel overland to Kabul is a good one. The advice you got last year still…
Crossing Afghanistan

by pimparipo 05 July 2010

Hello I'm planning to travel from Iran to Tajikistan crossing Afghanistan in this october. One years ago when i have been in Herat, the…
RE: border crossing into Afghanistan from Termez, Uzbekistan

by danielsprague 21 February 2010

Sulimaan I drove into Uzbekistan and back to Afghanistan via the Friendship Bridge border. It was a pretty rigorous crossing, but I had…
RE: Afghan Flights

by TrevorGudsell 29 January 2010

Resuming this thread's raison d'etre ... I've been playing with the destinations from Herat on pamironline.com. Bear in mind that I've…
Afghanistan with your own car.

by danielsprague 11 January 2010

I just completed an east to west crossing of Afghanistan in my own car, safely, and wanted to share some info. I am a traveller with no…
RE: Tajikistan -> Afghanistan -> Pakistan -> doable? safe?

by JakJones 18 November 2009

I agree with #1 that you should read through the old posts and maybe PM some people who seem to give fair advice. With regards to your…
RE: afganistan in winter

by afghanguy 08 October 2009

Salam At the moment it is not possible to make your trip by land to Afghanistan from Pakistan. Foreigners are not allowed to travel in…
RE: afganistan in winter

by JakJones 05 October 2009

Whatever the weather you will not be able to travel from Peshawar to Kabul (unless you are pakistani/afghani) as the Pakistan government…
Re: Back from Afghanistan

by pvince1973 21 September 2009

Here I would like to quote the words from the Couchsurfing.com +Ambassador+ in Afghanistan: *"Afghan Overland Borders:* *If you are comi…
Living costs

by Faysgoingaway 21 March 2008

Hi, I'm going to be heading out to Afghanistan next January, i'll be there for 2 years and mainly working in Maimana in the north-west…
Iran - Afghan - Uzbek

by KabulCaravan 05 August 2007

I've done that road and think that a 2WD would have exteme difficulties with the road, mainly because there is no road.

However,…
kabul to herat by road

by Yakkalot 17 July 2007

The northern road from mazar-herat through Maimana is considered too unsafe, even with local transport. A Finnish friend with the Swedish…
Afghanistan travel safety questions

by Shirac 17 April 2007

Hi All,

Renan, I think Anna has given you a much better picture of the NGO situation in Afghanistan than I ever could. I come at…
Afghanistan travel safety questions

by Shirac 11 April 2007

Hi Eric,

I did your Route #1 from the North [Mazar -Maimana - Herat] in 2005 and from the south [ Herat-Maimana-Mazar] last summer.…
Afghanistan travel safety questions

by worldguy 09 April 2007

Hi people out there,

We are six scandinavians and pt in Tadjikistan with our own vehicule. We going to Iran but have some uncertainty…