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US tells citizens to ‘reconsider travel to Pakistan’

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By Web Desk Published January 11, 2018 3 Min Read
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The United States unveiled a way to warn its citizens about the dangers of foreign travel Wednesday, with a four-point safety ranking system for countries and an interactive world map.

Ten war zones and failed states are ranked Level Four, “Do Not Travel”: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Pakistan has been put in Level 3, and the State Department has urged US citizens to reconsider their plans to visit the country.

“Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Do not travel to Balochistan province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, (FATA) and the Azad Kashmir area due to terrorism and armed conflict,” the State Department said.

North Korea is also Level Four, with the additional restriction that US law prohibits American travelers from using their passports there, effectively banning visits.

But some of the other country ratings may raise eyebrows — or international anger — even if the State Department says it is only presenting existing advice in a new format.

Officials insisted the change was to make advice clearer to US travelers, but the travel warning system has long been controversial and often offends foreign capitals.

“These are not political documents. These are simply based on our assessment of the security situation,” senior consular official Michelle Bernier-Toth said.

Major European allies like Britain, France and Germany are Level Two, “exercise increased caution,” while authoritarian Uzbekistan gets Level One, “exercise usual precautions.”

On Tuesday, US senators heard State Department officials say someone known to the Cuban government has a mystery weapon that they use to cause brain trauma to Americans in Havana. But Cuba is ranked only Level Three, “Reconsider Travel.”

Officials insisted the change was to make advice clearer to US citizens that plan to travel.

Some countries have complained in the past that warnings exaggerate dangers and damage tourism, or suspect they have been subjected to a US diplomatic rebuke.

But each warning is accompanied by a country page on the travel.state.gov website, explaining what specific threats have been identified and why the advice has been given.

Western European capitals, for example, while prosperous and politically stable, have seen recent attacks by militants in areas popular with tourists.

Mexico, a Level Two country, has complained in the past that US alerts hurt tourism, but the site gives a detailed breakdown of areas to avoid because of drug cartel violence.

The United States itself is not rated in the new system.

But as a rough guide, America´s per capita murder rate of 4.88 per 100,000 people puts it between Cuba at 4.72 (“reconsider travel”) and Somalia at 5.56 (“do not travel”). (AFP)

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