Updating its journey advisory for 3 South Asian nations, the US has urged its residents to rethink their journey to Pakistan and Bangladesh and to not go to Afghanistan.
The state division issued separate journey advisories for the three nations on Monday.
“Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to Covid-19, terrorism and sectarian violence,” it stated. It additionally requested its residents to not journey to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on account of terrorism and kidnapping.
The advisory additionally warned Americans towards travelling to “the immediate vicinity of the Line of Control due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict”.
“Do not travel to the India-Pakistan border. Militant groups are known to operate in the area. India and Pakistan maintain a strong military presence on both sides of the border. Indian and Pakistani military forces periodically exchange gunfire and artillery fire across the Line of Control (LoC),” it stated.
Urging its residents to rethink journey to Bangladesh on account of Covid-19, the state division requested them to “exercise increased caution” within the nation on account of crime, terrorism and kidnapping.
“Travel is dangerous to Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban hill tracts districts (collectively known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts) due to occasional communal violence and other security risks,” it stated in an advisory.
In one other advisory, the state division requested Americans to not journey to Afghanistan on account of Covid-19, crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping and armed battle.
“Travel to all areas of Afghanistan is unsafe because of critical levels of kidnappings, hostage taking, suicide bombings, widespread military combat operations, landmines and terrorist and insurgent attacks, including attacks using vehicle-borne, magnetic, or other improvised explosive devices (IEDs), suicide vests and grenades,” it stated.
