Afghan Guide
34.5553° N · 69.2075° EKabul · 1,791 m
06:07 Kabul timeUTC+04:30

Afghanistan,
every day.

The things you look up every day, in one place. The exchange rate, the date, prices, and guides to the things you have to get done.

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Everything for the day

35 tools in eight groups. Each shows where it really stands.

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Travel

Flights, borders and roads

  • FlightsPlanned
  • Border crossingsPlanned
  • Roads and passesPlanned
  • Distances between citiesPlanned

Papers and procedures

Step by step, with real fees and timelines

  • PassportPlanned
  • TazkiraPlanned
  • VisasPlanned
  • Driving licencePlanned
  • Opening a bank accountPlanned

Health and safety

Emergency numbers, hospitals, earthquakes

Study and work

Kankor, school, scholarships and jobs

  • KankorPlanned
  • School calendarPlanned
  • ScholarshipsPlanned
  • JobsPlanned

Places

The places directory is still planned. These are where it will start.

The ruined tomb of Nader Shah above Kabul at dusk Photo: Suliman Sallehi
KabulThe capital, at 1,791 metres
Shah-Do Shamshira mosque beside the Kabul river under a pink evening sky Photo: Qasim Mirzaie
Shah-Do ShamshiraKabul, by the river at dusk
The tiled facade of the Great Mosque of Herat under a blue sky Photo: Mehdi Khoshnejad
HeratThe old city of the west
The limestone cliffs of Band-e-Amir above a lapis-blue lake Photo: Wasim Mirzaie
Band-e-AmirAfghanistan's first national park, in Bamyan
The green Panjshir valley between high mountains Photo: Mirwais Mohammadi
PanjshirA green valley north of Kabul
Snow-capped mountains above a green valley in Behsud, Wardak Photo: Naqibullah Khaliqi
WardakThe mountains of Behsud, west of Kabul
The wooded Kunar valley from above Photo: Haroon Safi
KunarForested valleys in the east

Writing

Guides to the things you have to get done, with real fees and real timelines.

Explainers: why did the rate move?

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Essays

Planned

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