Facilitating Services

Reporting from Afghanistan, gripped as it is in violence and entangled in cultural complexities, can be quite a challenge. A helping hand from Kabul Pressistan will ensure your trip here is successful. Contact us before you set off to get the full lay of the land.

Safety first
We can provide you with updated information on the situation, including no-go areas and necessary safety measures. If required, we can also equip you with trustworthy and experienced guards, flak jackets and helmets and other security gear. We can also book you a secure hotel room or guesthouse that meets your needs.

Red tape
We can help you cut through the red tape surrounding visas, work permits, foreigner registration cards and accreditations – we can advise you on how to deal with Afghanistan’s complex bureaucracy, or even handle some of it for you, giving you enough time to focus on your assignment.

Getting around
A driver and a car are essential in Afghanistan, not just to fight the traffic jams but to get you on your appointments on time. Kabul Pressistan can organise these for  your trip -- including for travel outside Kabul, and any security permits required.

Insider tips
From what you need organizing ahead of your arrival to to what you should wear, we’ll answer any question you have to prepare for smooth and successful trip. We’ll tip you off about good restaurants and, because we understand it can sometimes be thirsty work, the places where you can soak up a bit more than just atmosphere.

Get connected
We’ll help you set up right away with a ready-to-use local SIM card for your mobile. We can also provide any guidebooks, maps and other data you request before hand.

Get talking
We know the language of news. Our translators and fixers have years of experience working with foreign journalists and will be ready help you start working as soon as you hit the ground. If you hire a fixer from Kabul Pressistan you’ll also have the whole agency’s team working for you, fixing your appointments, getting you access to Afghan government officials, experts and analysts, international diplomats, “ordinary people” and even insurgent spokesmen.

Extra privileges
Working with Kabul Pressistan during your stay in Afghanistan, you’ll be notified about major government announcements that are usually in local languages and can easily slip under the radar of foreign correspondents. We’ll alert you to any media advisories and give regular tips-off about incident in any part of the country. 

“It was my pleasure to have worked with Sardar Ahmad in April 2009 on a story for ABC-TV Australia’s Foreign Correspondent Program. Working in Afghanistan can be a challenge at the best of times, but our task was made considerably easier through Sardar’s and his Kabul Pressistan involvement. He was focused, highly efficient and provided good analytical background for a complex assignment. I highly recommend the services of Kabul Pressistan for visiting journalists". Mark Corcoran, Reporter/Producer ABC-TV Australia ..More