Foreign & Commonwealth Advice
The Brits at FDB might wish to read this:
Afghanistan travel advice
To summarise:
Southern Afghanistan:
- We advise against all travel to Helmand, Kandahar, Nimroz, Uruzgan and Zabul
Compare this with:
Kabul: - We advise against all but essential travel to Kabul.
Accepting these duties will clearly require some careful consideration!