Kandahar and Mazar e-Sharif - Demonstrations are ongoing in both cities. Demonstrators have grown violent in Mazar e-Sharif yesterday and Kandahar today. The U.S. Embassy has limited movement for Embassy personnel.

U.S. citizens in Afghanistan should regularly monitor the Embassy's website, and the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs website, where Country Specific Information and the Travel Warning for Afghanistan are found. In addition, the Embassy encourages U.S. citizens to review "A Safe Trip Abroad," which includes valuable security information for those traveling or living in foreign countries.

The U.S. Embassy is located at Great Masood Road between Radio Afghanistan and the Ministry of Public Health in Kabul. To reach the American Citizens Services unit during business hours, please call 0700-108-499 or send us an e-mail. You can also reach us through the Embassy's switchboard by calling 0700-108-001/002. For after-hours emergencies involving U.S. citizens, please call the Consular Duty Officer at 0700-201-908.