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IN a press release by the Henley Passport Index, Afghanistan was named the weakest passport. Afghanistan fills the bottom of the index with 107 out of 107 countries. Ease of travel by reducing state entry permits (visa-free, e-visa, eTA) for holders of Afghan passports, only given by 25 countries.
The freedom of visit is divided into two categories namely Afghan passport holders namely Visa on Arrival and visa free. Visa on Arrival means the country’s visitors can arrange their visa directly at the border between countries or at the destination airport.
Here is a list of 25 countries that provide visa-free access, as well as Visa on Arrival to Afghanistan:
Visa on Arrival: (1). Cape Verde, (2). Comoros, (3). Guinea-Bissau, (4). Madagascar, (5). Mauritania, (6). Mozambique, (7). Rwanda, (8). Seychelles, (9). Somalia, (10). Togo, (11). Uganda, (12). Palau, (13). Samoa, (14). Tuvalu, (15). Bangladesh, (16). Cambodia, (17). Macau (SAR), (18). Maldives, (19). Timor Leste.
Visa-free: (1). Cook Islands, (2). Micronesia, (3). Niue, (4). Dominica, (5). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, (6). Haiti.
Data is taken from the Henley Passport Index fourth quarter report. This quarterly update reflects the Henley Passport Index ranking on October 1, 2019 and provides exclusive insights on the latest changes in the strength of global passports.
In addition to describing global and regional trends, this report uses data from the index’s 14-year history to show how travel mobility has changed over the past decade. Some countries prohibit visits to Afghanistan
But as quoted from travel.state.gov, the website of the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the United States Department of State calls on all citizens of the United States not to visit Afghanistan.
In terms of travel security, the United States sets Afghanistan at the fourth level. This level means Afghanistan is a country that is not safe to visit. The website states that travel to all areas of Afghanistan is not safe due to high abduction rates, hostages, suicide bombings, widespread military combat operations, land mines, and terrorist and rebel attacks, including attacks using vehicles carried by vehicles, magnets explosives, suicide bombs and grenades.
The ability of the US Embassy to provide routine and emergency services to US citizens in Afghanistan is very limited, especially outside Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. This happens due to lack of infrastructure, geographical constraints, and uncertain security situations.
The same thing was also called for by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. On its official website dfat.gov.au, a release was issued on 10 September 2019, where Australia urged all its citizens not to visit Afghanistan.
This website states, the threat of terrorist attacks is increasing ahead of the presidential elections on September 28, 2019 and may continue. [kontan.co.id/photo special]
