Deployment: Afghanistan

Environmental health factors posing the greatest risk (in descending order) to forces deployed to Afghanistan include: water shortages, contamination of water supplies with untreated sewage, diurnal temperature extremes, frequent dust storms (primarily June to September), high altitude in the northeast region, vegetables contaminated with sewage, localized air pollution.

Pre-deployment immunizations for all personnel include Hepatitis A, MMR, Td and Influenza. Selected personnel may require other vaccines as dictated by appropriate medical authority. Malaria risk is variable. Chart of immunization information Afghanistan Medical Briefing Clicking on this link will download a slide show (202 KB) with information on known medical threats to Soldiers being deployed to Afghanistan. Also see: Deployment and Post-Deployment Details. For general information visit the CIA World Factbook: Afghanistan.