Full List: US issues fresh warning to citizens on travel to 23 countries

The US Department of State has warned its citizens against travelling to 23 countries, including Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and Mali, which are classified under its highest advisory, Level 4: Do Not Travel.

The United States Department of State has warned its citizens against travelling to 23 countries classified under its highest travel advisory level, Level 4: Do Not Travel, Punch reported.

The department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs issued the warning in a Facebook post on Monday, saying the classification was based on local conditions and the US government’s limited ability to assist its citizens. It said, “Level 4 means DO NOT TRAVEL. We assign Level 4 based on local conditions and/or our limited ability to help Americans there. These places are dangerous. Do not go for ANY reason.”

The countries are Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burma, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen.

The department urged Americans to check travel.state.gov/destination before making travel plans.