South Afghanistan

WARNING The southern provinces of Afghanistan are the most volatile in the country and considered highly dangerous. Bombings occur almost daily in the cities and western interests are the usual targets. Banditry and roadside bombs are abundant, and the roads from Kandahar to Kabul and Herat are the most dangerous in the country. Non-essential travel should be avoided, and even then you might want to reconsider. See also: War zone safety This section covers the Southern portion of Afghanistan. It covers Farah Province, Helmand Province, Kandahar Province, Nimruz Province, Uruzgan Province and Zabul Province. Cities Farah Kandahar Lashkargah Other destinations Understand Talk Get in By plane Kandahar International Airport (IATA: KDH) now has flights on Ariana Afghan Airlines [www.flyariana.com] & Kam Air between Kandahar, Dubai every Wednesday Ariana & Monday Kam Air; as well as three domestic flights per week between Kabul and Kandahar and one Domestic flight from Kandahar-Herat-Kandahar every Tuesday by KamAir. Pamir Airways has daily morning flights from Kabul which is cheaper than Kam Air and Ariana Airlines. Flights are also available by the UN & ICRC but are only open to UN staff and other approved organisations. By car Cars can be hired from Kandahar and Helmand is a 3 hour drive west. By bus Buses depart from Kandahar to Gereskh and Lashkar Gah By boat Get around See Kajaki Dam Itineraries Do Swimming in the Helmand river. Work Eat Drink Stay safe Travel to anywhere within South Afghanistan is strongly discouraged due to the fact that it is an active war zone. All foreign governments are advising against all travel to Helmand province as it is possibly the most dangerous and lawless place on the planet. Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!