This is from the FCO website.
Safety and Security - Local Travel - Air Travel
Airlines operating to the EU are required to meet the safety standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The EU Aviation Security Committee (ASC) blacklisted all Afghan airlines flying to the EU on 23 November 2010 due to the poor record of its civil aviation oversight system. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) employees in Afghanistan have been advised not to travel on airlines blacklisted by the EU ASC.
Some other airlines that operate in and out of Afghanistan may not meet international safety standards.
Safety and Security - Local Travel - Transiting UAE
Flying to Dubai and then transferring is the most common route into Afghanistan. It is illegal to transit the United Arab Emirates carrying unlicensed personal protection equipment. This includes, but is not limited to, body armour (including ballistic vests), weapon holsters and handcuffs. Other specialist technical equipment such as satellite phones, listening and recording devices, powerful cameras and binoculars, while freely available in the UK, may also require licenses. Persons found carrying any such items without a license may be subject to conviction resulting in imprisonment and substantial monetary fines in accordance with Emirati law.
Just who are we flying to Kandahar? The brief says non military.... therefore it must be civilian security staff, i.e. Ex military.........
It certainly isn’t a holiday destination is it..
