Warning message from US Embassy in Kabul: Bomb threat

[High Plains]

Meanwhile, back in Afghanistan, the Taliban is resurgent, the opium trade is booming, and American personnel cower in the embasssy.

Here's the message from the embassy:


Warden Message

August 14, 2006



IED Threat on Jalalabad Road



The U.S. Embassy has learned of an improvised explosive device (IED) threat on Jalalabad Road. This road is off-limits to Embassy staff until further notice. The Consular Section encourages all Americans to avoid this area and to limit travel in and around the city.



Americans in Afghanistan are urged to monitor the local news and maintain contact with the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. As the Embassy continues to develop information on any potential security threats to U.S. citizens in Afghanistan, it will share them with the American community via the Warden System. We take this opportunity to remind the community of the continuing threats outlined in the current Travel Warning for Afghanistan and Worldwide Caution Public Announcement. The full text of each can be found at http://travel.state.gov. Updated information may also be obtained by contacting the American Embassy in Kabul at [e-mail] or by calling the Consular Section on 070-20-1908.



The Department of State also shares information through its consular information program documents, available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. In addition to information on the Internet, U.S. travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.



Sincerely,



Consular Section

U.S. Embassy Kabul

[High Plains]

1. I was there in October. The situation has definitely deteriorated.