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Measles vaccine HIGHEST PRIORITY. Medevac insurance ESSENTIAL (Embassy recommends). Tajikistan border 30km Level 2 (Batken/Leilek) — check status before southern travel. Altitude: acclimatize; acetazolamide for >3000m. Register trekking itinerary with KMRS. Road safety: hire local drivers; avoid night mountain driving. Water: treat all trekking sources.

Letter of invitation REQUIRED. Restricted zones (border areas; Caspian coast) need special permission. Male same-sex contact illegal. Photography: no government/military buildings. Strict customs on carpets/artifacts. Communications assumed monitored.

Monitor US Embassy Manama security alerts and Bahrain CAA NOTAMs — regional security is fluid. During escalations, follow any Embassy shelter-in-place guidance and route via the King Fahd Causeway to Saudi Arabia if the airport is disrupted; as of June 2026 the airport has reopened under constrained operations. The Ministry of Interior may ban public gatherings during tensions; do not photograph military or incident sites. Missile/drone response: move to the lowest concrete level, away from windows (falling intercept debris is lethal). Keep 72-hour food, water, and medication supplies during active escalation.

US passport INVALID without special validation — federal felony to enter without it. Follow ALL minder instructions. No religious materials; GPS; satellite phones. All electronics searched. No photos of military; police; construction; citizens; or statues from 'disrespectful' angles. Hotel rooms monitored. Pre-departure will and power of attorney.

DO NOT TRAVEL for any reason. No US Embassy since 2012. 'Emergency response and medical treatment not available.' UXO: NEVER touch unknown objects (one of most heavily mined countries). Do not photograph armed groups/checkpoints. Do not identify as American. HTS is designated US FTO — interactions carry legal risk under US material support laws.

DO NOT TRAVEL HERE. DEPART NOW via any available commercial transport or King Fahd Causeway to Saudi Arabia. Embassy SUSPENDED. Airport disrupted. Shelter in place if departure impossible: lowest concrete level; away from windows; 72-hour supplies. Air raid: lowest level; overhead cover; falling intercept debris lethal. Landmines: never off-road in northern Kuwait. MERS-CoV: no camel contact. Drugs/alcohol: strictly prohibited.

DO NOT TRAVEL HERE.

DEPART NOW via MEA from Beirut airport. Avoid: southern Lebanon (south of Saida); Dahiyeh; Syria border; Palestinian camps. UXO: never leave established roads; never touch unknown objects. Bring ALL medications (severe shortages). AUBMC +961-1-350000. BeirutACS@state.gov.