You could be unfortunate to be stuck in Herat. The line up for the locals to get back iinto Iran was a very slow moving line for some 300 metres. Some had been waiting for 4 months?? Being a westerner the armed guard wont mind if you push in front. It appeared that he would slap anyone who became annoyed. After being easily identified as a westerner my visa was a 3 day wait. Potentially hazardous would be for Afghan repats wanting to return to Iran. You might get told to go to the end of the line. Some may need to consider a multiple entry visa or another scheme...
Written Oct 1, 2004
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You could be unfortunate to be stuck in Herat. The line up for the locals to get back iinto Iran was a very slow moving line for some 300 metres. Some had been...
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Q: I am going to Herat in March. I am looking for some information that might be useful. Can you assist me?

A: Do you know www.kabulcaravan.com ? It's the only site that I know - and a very good one - dedicated to travel in Afghanistan. Are you going there by air or by land ? From...
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PHOTO : BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF AFGHANISTAN'S LANDSCAPE. Photo by courtesy of Mr. Luke Powell, Mr. A. Raffel and Afghan Movement. HERAT, as one the city in Afghanistan become the disastrous city. The......
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<> Obtaining a tourist visa is possible at the consulate in Mashhad, Iran. It cost me $USD 30 dollars and a 3 business day wait. Knowing what I know now I could have probably got it the same......
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One can't help being a little uneasy going into Afghanistan. Entering Herat on the road from Iran as I did makes you quickly aware of just how many refugees are returning to the country. But, Herat...
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Herat City and the province is the homomeland of Dari language and many other universal features that are benifited by the whle world but they do not know where they come from for example Musical...
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