There are a vast number of animal species on our planet. Some can exist only in greenhouse conditions, and some survive in a highly unfavorable habitat, thanks to the superpowers that mother nature has awarded them.

Some look harmless, but it's best to keep your hands (and feet) away from them

Some look very intimidating, and some, on the contrary, are very harmless or do not cause concern because of their small size. However, both of them are capable of harming both people and other representatives of the animal world. And if we all know that, for example, jokes are wrong with an anaconda, then it is unlikely that anyone will even think that some kind of snail is capable of fraught with a threat.

We at Bemorepanda have compiled a list of animals that are distinguished by their ability to adapt to different living conditions and at the same time protect themselves from external factors that threaten them.

1. Amur tiger

Amur and Bengal tigers weighing 180-306 kg for males and 100-167 kg for females, are about the same size, but the Siberian tiger dominates because it lives in harsher conditions. These cats are skilled hunters, and terrain.

2. Hippo

Hippopotamuses kill more people in Africa than any other animal, not because they are inherently hostile or violent (although they can exhibit both), but because of their size and habit of sitting submerged in rivers where people fish. Fish, swim and play.

Hippos often cause problems by accident by surfacing under boats, throwing people overboard, and causing people to scream, which frightens the animals. This may infuriate them. Just imagine that you can be attacked by an animal weighing 1400 kg (males on average weigh about 1600 kg, females - about 1400 kg) with 50 cm teeth, able to move well in water and reach speeds up to 30 km per hour.

3. Gorilla

The gorilla is a highly sociable animal, possessing a complex communication system and the ability to create and use tools. According to scientific estimates, an adult gorilla is at least six, and possibly twenty times stronger than a human.

4. Polar bear

Polar bears are the largest carnivorous bears in the world and the best known land predators in general. They spend most of the winter months on the Arctic pack ice, sometimes traveling tens of thousands of kilometers a year in search of their favorite food, seals. When hungry, polar bears are known to swim an average of 160 km across the icy Arctic seas in search of prey.

The record recorded bear swim was 685 km; it was carried out across the Beaufort Sea by a female bear sailing north from Alaska to the pack ice to hunt seals. During her nine-day swim, the bear lost her one-year-old cub and lost 20% weight. The movement of the animal was monitored using a GPS beacon attached to it.

5. Crocodile

The length of the combed crocodile is 5.2 m (some grow larger), and the weight of the largest individuals can reach 1000 kg (and even more).

They also have the strongest bite ever seen in a lab and are capable of splitting a cow's skull in one blow.

The estimated force of compression of the jaws of a large male combed crocodile weighing 1308 kg is from 27531 to 34424 newtons, which is equivalent to gravity in 2809.3-3512.7 kg

Due to their size, aggressiveness, and natural habitat in densely populated areas (such as India, China, Bangladesh, and Malaysia), these crocodiles sometimes go after humans as prey, but the actual number of deaths each year is still relatively low.

6. Jaguar

The jaguar is the most skilled predator in South and Central America. They lead a solitary lifestyle, hunting in secret, first frightening their prey, and then attacking it using speed and strength. Jaguars can drag a 200 kg deer up a tree by climbing it and bite harder than any big cat. They are also outstanding swimmers.

7. Grizzly Bears

These massive animals weigh hundreds of kilograms (at least one of them has been found to weigh over 680 kg), they have 10 cm claws and terrifyingly powerful jaws. Despite their huge size, they move at incredible speeds, up to 50 km/h. These creatures are usually content to feed on berries, roots, nuts, and leaves, but if you encounter them in the forest, keep your distance.

8. Grey wolf

It withstands cold down to -40 degrees and develops a maximum speed of 65 km / h (in pursuit). Its bite force can reach 450 kg per square centimeter. Also, if you run into a large group, you can be sure that you won't get off with just one bite.

9. Honey Badger

They eat everything (literally everything), are always ready to fight, have teeth strong enough to bite through metal locks, and their skin is as tough as that of buffaloes (which are 50 times bigger). So yes, it's best not to mess with the tiny honey badger. By the way, if necessary, they will fight with lions and hyenas. Cool little guys!

10. Mountain goat

The best climber in the world. Their cloven hooves have soft soles to cling to snow, ice and especially rocks even where it seems impossible. Mountain goats can jump 12 feet (3.6 m), are accustomed to high altitude and low temperatures, and are more closely related to antelopes than goats. They also wear stylish beards.

11. African Elephant

The African elephant, which can reach a height of up to 3.9 m at the withers and weigh about 6000 kg (or more), is the largest living land animal.

Elephants often treat their habitat horribly, breaking trees and eating over 220 kg of leaves and branches in one day. Elephants can run at speeds up to 25 km/h and quickly overturn a car or truck when angry or scared, making them the most dangerous living animal. With just one trunk, they can lift more than 300 kg.

12. Spotted Hyenas

In case of an unexpected meeting with a person, these predators are likely to prevail. They attack the face, neck and spine, causing damage to soft tissues and internal organs. Their bite force is 70 kg/cm2.

13. Komodo dragon

The world's largest lizard, which lives on some islands in the Indonesian archipelago and preys on anything it can catch and bite with its huge jaws, is the closest creature to a dinosaur. Komodo dragons can grow up to 3 m in length and weigh up to 70 kg, which gives them complete dominance on these islands, where there are no other large predators.

14. Lion

The grassy savannas of sub-Saharan Africa are the natural habitat of lions. Because lions hunt in packs, they are the undisputed top predators of the continent.

They ambush antelopes, zebras, warthogs, and virtually every other tetrapod except elephants, rhinos, or hippopotamuses, as well as cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas, which they kill to eliminate competitors. They love to take naps more than anything and can sleep up to 20 hours a day.

15. Slow Loris

With bulging eyes and long limbs, this nocturnal primate can resemble an adorable soft toy. But if it lowers its elbow, be careful, as these animals have toxin-producing glands on the top of their paws that they lick to deliver venom to their mouths before attacking their prey.

16. Giant Weta

One of the largest insects in the world, this New Zealand pest resembles a dinosaur grasshopper. Vets are not very aggressive, but they will bite and scratch with their sharp paws if they feel threatened.

The fact that the Weta looks like something out of a sci-fi book is what makes it such an intimidating creature: the Weta can be submerged in ice for months before returning to normal once it thaws. How? Because of a protein that prevents ice crystals from forming in his blood-like fluid.

17. Rhinoceros

Rhinoceroses have massive horns capable of piercing any animal that makes a foolish decision to attack. The weight of adult 4.2-meter animals averages 2-2.5 tons. Sometimes there are individuals weighing 4-4.5 tons.

In nature, adult rhinos have no dangerous predators that can threaten them, with the exception of hunters. They are one of the most endangered creatures on Earth due to the demand for their horns in Asia, with the African species disappearing incredibly fast.

18. Giant anteater

The giant anteater has huge claws that can not only disturb insect nests. Researchers have found several cases where this animal attacked people.

So, one hunter fell victim to a giant anteater in northwestern Brazil after he tried to kill him with a knife. Another hunter died in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso as a result of blood loss when the beast cut his femoral artery with its claws.

19. Tasmanian Devil

A creature that lives only on the Australian island of Tasmania, can rightfully claim the title of the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world. A study has shown that the Tasmanian devil has the strongest bite of any creature on the planet.

The typical weight of the devil is about 9 kg (large males weigh up to 12 kg with a height at the withers up to 30 cm), but its "Bite Force Factor" is 181, which is about twice as strong as a hyena bite and about 60 points higher than that of lion. This is enough to bite through metal traps and even break bones.

20. Dung beetle

The dung beetle has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any animal on Earth. Researchers have observed how dung beetles, which live all over the world, are constantly pushing balls of fresh animal excrement, many times their weight.

These balls often weigh more than 200 times the weight of the beetles. It's the same as if a person weighing 70 kg moved 80 tons.

21. Harpy Eagle (South American Harpy)

The most intriguing aspect of these bizarre looking birds, the heaviest eagles in the world, is that the females, which can weigh up to 10kg, are almost twice as heavy as the males. Their natural habitat extends from Mexico to Argentina. Harpy eagles prey on small deer.

22. Wolverine

With a weight of only 9 to 30 kg, they prey not only on squirrels and beavers, but also on bison, elk and adult deer that are several times larger than them in weight.

23. Moose

Do not interfere with the female moose spending time with her cubs and do not catch moose in a bad mood, even if they may seem calm. But, of course, the main danger posed by them is that they are more likely to cause collisions due to their dense build and tendency to take to the road at night.

24. Bald Eagle

These animals are heat-seeking missiles in the animal kingdom, with a wingspan of 180-230 cm and a maximum speed of 120-160 km/h when diving for prey. The usual flight speed is 56-70 km / h.

25. Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata)

The bullet ant is a species that lives on Earth in the tropical forests of Central and South America. Its bite is said to be so horrendous that you feel like you've been shot at. The pain can last for a whole day, and worse, the poison remains in the body.

26. Anaconda

The anaconda is a terrifying predator that will eat just about anything it can get its hands on, even livestock that roam too close to the river where the anaconda hides.

These snakes are not venomous, instead they kill their prey by constriction. However, contrary to popular belief, anacondas do not crush their prey. The victim simply loses consciousness and dies from a lack of oxygen due to the strong embrace of the predator, blocking the blood flow to its vital organs.

27. Black Mamba

The black mamba has one of the most dangerous poisons on Earth and moves quickly through the ground and trees. If you get bitten, you will probably pass out within an hour. Unfortunately, you'll only have about 15 hours if you don't have an antidote to protect you from the powerful neurotoxin.

28. African buffalo

The African buffalo is a vicious animal with unpredictable behavior, not afraid of conflicts, and up to 200 people die every year in Africa because of them.

29. Death Scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus)

The yellow death scorpion has the strongest bite of any scorpion on Earth, although this is unlikely to result in the death of the victim. However, his bite will still be very painful.

30. Tardigrade (water bear)

The tardigrade is one of the smallest animals in the world: it rarely grows longer than 1.5 mm and can only be seen under a microscope. They move very slowly - at a speed of only 2-3 mm per minute.

There are over 900 species of tardigrades, and they can be found almost anywhere on the planet and in any habitat, all due to their incredible endurance. They continue to exist at the bottom of the ocean, in hot springs and even on the top of Everest.

31. Terrible leaf climber

The terrible leaf climber is a small frog from the genus leaf climbers of the poison dart frog family, small, only a few centimeters in length. There is so much poison in it that it is enough to poison 10 adults.

It lives in the tropical rainforests of Colombia and is extremely deadly as its venom is stored in glands just under the skin rather than in its fangs, meaning that even touching a frog can be fatal.

32. Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria)

The Greek name for this spider, phoneutria, translates as "killer". It is believed to be the world's most venomous spider, and its bite causes excruciating pain, loss of muscle control, and eventually paralysis and death.

33. Beaver

Beavers always grow huge teeth, they need to bite into something. These river animals often keep to themselves and by their dams, but they are very good at defending their territory and can cause serious damage if invaded.

34. Emperor penguin

The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all penguin species. Emperor penguins live in the harshest environment on Earth - in Antarctica.

They cover up to 120 km on ice to mate during the mating season, which falls on May-June. At this time, the temperature in their habitats drops below -50 ° C, and the wind blows at a speed of up to 200 km / h.

In May-early June, the female lays a single egg. After a few hours, the care of the egg takes 2-66 days, sometimes up to 100 days. Their other halves return to the males just in time for the chick to hatch.

35. Camel

A camel can live up to 8 days without water and up to a month or more without food. Camels can lose 40% of their weight without significant consequences, as they have adapted well to heat and dehydration. For example, after 8 days of dry fasting, these animals can lose up to 100 kg of their weight.

36. Tarantula hawk (Pepsis grossa)

This huge flying creature is a wasp that preys on spiders, not a tarantula or a hawk. The "Schmidt Bite Pain Index", created by entomologist Justin Schmidt to rate the intensity of insect bites on a scale of 1 to 4, gives the tarantula hawk a score of 4 (most painful).

37. Boomslang

These large bright green natives of Sub-Saharan Africa rarely show aggression unless provoked, but when they bite, chaos ensues. Their venom is not only deadly, but can also cause the victim to bleed to death. Horror!

38. Cobra

Found in Africa, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and Indonesia, these reptiles are easily recognizable by their brightly colored hoods and upright postures when excited. Some predators even spit venom at their prey, which attacks the tissues of the body and causes excruciating pain.

39. Cone-shaped snail

Who knew a snail could be so dangerous? It turns out that this species is able to instantly paralyze animals thanks to its toxic venom, which must act quickly because the victim is not able to resist the snail's venom.

These brown and white killers, which can reach a length of about 15 cm, are most often found on the reefs of the Indo-Pacific region.

40. Green rattlesnake

You can recognize her by the characteristic crackling sound she makes with her tail. The diamond-shaped head and dark-spotted green-gray or green-brown scales also identify this venomous viper native to the western United States and southwestern Canada.

In one bite, a snake releases 20 to 50 percent of its venom.

Ever wondered why girls are drawn to firefighters, rock climbers, or bandits?

 

The phenomenon of women's attraction to risky guys has long been known. Moreover, what is valuable is that they are considered primarily lovers, not husbands: shopkeepers, auditors, and programmers have always coped better with creating a stable base for raising offspring. But the instinctive desire to get the genes of a hero is another.

 

This is a topic related to natural selection. Roman women loved to make love to newly victorious gladiators; in the 20th century, the most beautiful girls went to racers (motorsport was much more dangerous than now). And even today, little has changed: climbers, stunt performers, and test pilots are much more likely to get fast and passionate female caresses. We’re not recommending you change your career, but you'll probably figure out how to use this information. After all, girls are not shy about using retouched photos beyond recognition in dating apps.

 

Most dangerous male jobs ever

 

Most of his points are unromantic. We used statistics, but we believe that, in general, the situations are similar. Now you know where it is hardly worth hiring.

 

So, the list of dangerous professions in reverse order makes it more interesting.

 

20. Policemen. 14 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Yes, the first from the end, surprisingly. Expected deaths due to acts of violence by humans and animals.

 

19. Mechanics for the repair of industrial equipment. 14 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Large equipment has a complex character: people die not when colliding with it but because of close contact with its details.

 

18. Cleaners of park areas. 14 deaths per 100,000 people per year. People of this profession, among other things, are responsible for the cleanliness of the roadsides and often fall under the wheels, just walking from the workplace along the road.

 

17. Inspectors of technical supervision service. 15 deaths per 100,000 people. It would seem that such a peaceful profession - people just check the compliance of structures and devices with regulations. Alas, the most common cause of death for technical supervision inspectors is people or animals.

 

16. Stonemasons. 17 deaths per 100,000 people. The usual cause of death is a fall. Please note: the list of dangerous construction professions is not limited to masons.

 

15. Road workers. 18 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Everything is sad and straightforward here: people get used to passing cars and sooner or later fall under the wheels.

 

14. Masters of landscape architecture. 18 deaths per 100,000 people per year. It would seem, then what? Roll out lawn rolls for yourself, plant flowers  But no, cutting tree crowns turned out to be a dangerous occupation, leading to a fall from a height.

 

13. Construction workers. 18 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Just like a brick: the cause of death is usually a fall from a height or a collision with heavy equipment.

12. Crane operators. 19 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Oddly enough, crane operators rarely make a forced flight from top to bottom on their own. The main reason for their death is a fall and a tower crane. Often this happens due to strong gusts of wind.

 

11. Regulators. 19 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Like road workers, police officers who work on the road cease to perceive cars as dangerous and lose their vigilance. There are also simply arrivals at the traffic controller standing at the crossroads.

10. Electricians. 20 deaths per 100,000 people per year. The leading cause of death seems banal: an electric shock. Many electricians say they have been hit many times and nothing. Vigilance is dulled, and then suitable physical parameters are superimposed on gouging.

 

9. Fire inspectors. 20 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Attention: not firefighters, but fire inspectors, that is, people who check the condition of fire safety systems. They often die in traffic accidents, which, ironically, accompany car fires and explosions.

 

8. Farmers. 26 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Here is an unexpected twist! Cows, lambs, swede-cucumbers - it would seem, what are the dangers? But field workers are waiting for incidents related to agricultural machinery. In particular, accidents on tractors. We had heard something like this before, although we were sure these were stereotypes from jokes.

 

7. Couriers on cars. 27 deaths per 100,000 people per year. In terms of mortality, road transport is generally far ahead of planes, trains, and ships. And couriers are always in a hurry.

 

6. High-altitude fitters. 29 deaths per 100,000 people per year. The reason is apparent: the neglect of insurance and, as a result, a high flight with a guaranteed unaesthetic landing.

 

5. Dustman. the average is 34 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Again, no exotics: no attacks by giant rats, no poisoning with mysterious chemicals. The most common cause of death is a collision with a garbage truck (on the issue of garbage: “Waste legalisation: a brief history of garbage from antiquity to the present day”).

 

4. Roofers. The average is 53 deaths per 100,000 people per year. Everything is transparent and predictable here, although never romantic: slipped, fell, buried. Of course, roofers must carry out high-altitude work with insurance, but the sense of danger is again over timed.

 

3. Drilling Engineer. The average is 46 deaths per 100,000 people per year. And this despite the severe penalties for violating safety regulations. It's just that the units and equipment are too heavy; the pipes fly overhead, plus the danger of gas release and all that.

 

2. Pilots. The average is 53 deaths per 100,000 people per year. It turns out that we are shamelessly lying about the safety of aviation? Fortunately, no. Most of the deaths occur in private aviation, where the pilot is responsible for the aircraft’s pre-flight inspection and overall condition.

 

1. And on the first place loggers. The average is 111 deaths per 100,000 people per year. The most common cause of death is accidental contact with heavy logging equipment or logs. Alas, here national specificity plays against you: you will be misunderstood if you tell a new pretty acquaintance that you worked at a logging site.

 

 

No one can tell where danger will lie in wait for you. In any city and country with a meager crime rate, there are places where an ordinary person, and even more so a foreigner, should not meddle. Meet the ten most dangerous cities whose inhabitants endanger themselves daily. It is quite possible to find a hired killer for a hundred dollars or get hit by a stray bullet from a passing car.

 

What are the most dangerous cities in the world?

 

There are probably few people who do not like to travel. Many would like to travel around the world and see distant countries about which they read books or watch movies with their own eyes. Our planet is an endless number of places to explore. But there are also such dangerous cities in which it is better not to meddle, and if the case brings you there, then be aware of it. No wonder they say: forewarned is forearmed.

 

Let's talk here about the ten most dangerous cities globally, visiting which may be your last adventure in life. It is not so easy to make a list of such towns because the situation in the world is changing not only every year but every day: military conflicts, natural disasters, unnatural disasters can change this list constantly. And yet, let's try.

 

 

10. Caracas, Venezuela

 

The capital of Venezuela, Caracas, is an actual business center of the Central American states, where many universities, offices of large companies and business centers are concentrated. At the same time, the income difference between different segments of the population is simply huge. On the one hand, affluent families bathe in luxury; on the other hand, hundreds of thousands of people are below the poverty line and simply have nothing to eat. Add here high inflation and violent street gangs, the leaders of which the inhabitants of the slums pray and are ready to turn a blind eye to any, even the cruelest, crimes for small handouts. All this makes Caracas one of the most dangerous cities in the world. There are 115 people killed per 100 thousand inhabitants per year. Moreover, in 2012, 101 police officers were killed in the line of duty.

 

9. Cape Town, South Africa

 

Cape Town attracts many tourists with its proximity to nature reserves and the most beautiful views that open from the city. However, extreme poverty, social unrest, and rampant crime have reached the once calm tourist areas. A night walk through the streets turns into Russian roulette. But even in broad daylight, you cannot feel safe withdrawing money from an ATM. At best, local bandits will simply rob you of all the cash and, at worst, maim or kill you.

 

8. Karachi, Pakistan

 

Political instability, lawlessness, and high crime rates make the former capital of Pakistan one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Here all problems are solved with the help of money and weapons. For a relatively small amount of money, you can hire mercenaries ready to eliminate any competitor, from politicians, business people, and ending with the police. About 600 traffickers are hiding in Karachi, and religious fanatics can at any moment open fire with small arms at a crowd of people from a moving car. Incessant terrorist attacks, street gang shootouts in broad daylight, sectarian skirmishes, and violent political settlements certainly don't make the city a better place. The most popular crimes have been arson, car theft, and armed robbery.

 

7. Mogadishu, Somalia

 

For more than 20 years, there has been an uninterrupted civil war in the city, from which half of the population has already fled. Bombings are heard here almost daily, street skirmishes and abductions occur, and hospitals are overflowing with the wounded who are provided only with first aid. The city is divided into two parts, where the southern half is considered safer. To get from the northern to the south part, you need to overcome the dividing zone, through which only people walking on foot pass, after a thorough search.

 

Almost no buildings remain in Mogadishu. People huddle in the ruins or refugee camps in the structures of former ministries, schools, and universities. No one can report the exact number of people killed, but this figure is enormous.

 

6. Maceio, Brazil

 

From the outside, Maceio looks like a heaven on earth, which should beckon people with bright sun, palm trees, blue water, and white sand beaches. However, statistics say otherwise; it is one of the most dangerous cities on earth, where 135 murders per 100 thousand inhabitants annually. There is simply a massive difference in income between rich and poor residents of the city. The only thing that pleases the local authorities is that the victims of the crime are residents, not tourists.

 

5. Tegucigalpa, Honduras

 

The wealthy business districts of Tegucigalpa are run by gangs that collect taxes from homeowners and impose a curfew during which any ordinary person who appears on the street risks his life. Special measures are applied to people who do not want to pay, mainly blackmail and torture, but more often, it comes to murder.

 

Crime in the city rose after the deportation of members of the MS-13 gang from the United States (after a severe reduction in prison funding) to Honduras. The bandits who returned to their homeland try to show their status by committing cruel and sometimes senseless crimes. Most police forces are thrown into solving serious crimes, no longer paying attention to minor offenses like robberies. There are 102 murders per 100 thousand inhabitants of the city per year.

 

4. Baghdad, Iraq

 

The golden years of the city are long gone. From the American occupation of the town in 2003 to this day, the streets of Baghdad have become a real war zone with constant firefights between government troops and rebels, car bombings, and suicide bombers. This is not counting rocket and mortar fire on residential areas. Most of the city is abandoned and littered with garbage, and electricity and water are supplied by the hour.

 

3. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

 

The city on Mexico and the United States border has recently become one of the most dangerous places on earth, turning into a war zone between gangs and cartels fighting for control of drug trafficking routes. In recent years, 100 officials have been killed in the city, and the corrupt police continue to cover up the cartels. The people of Ciudad Juarez are simply fleeing the city for safer places,

 

There are 130 murders per 100,000 people per year. Residents prefer not to go out on the streets at night; however, even during the day, the city's streets cannot be called safe here; you can get a bullet or be kidnapped.

 

2. Acapulco, Mexico

 

Acapulco is the second most dangerous city in the world. The city, sung by musicians and included in the frames of many films, known across the globe for its white-sand beaches, is becoming more and more deadly for people. Now Acapulco is increasingly appearing in the news feeds in the crime section with descriptions of mutilated or dismembered bodies found on the streets and beaches of the city.

 

After the death of the head of the local drug cartel, Beltrán Leyva, a real war broke out for control of drug transit routes to the United States. Prominent businesspeople who have long lived off tourism have recently become increasingly involved in the affairs of cartels and local gangs. There are 140 murders per 100 thousand inhabitants per year.

 

1. San Pedro Sula, Honduras

 

We meet the most dangerous city in the world, where no one can vouch for your life, where lawlessness and violence reign here 160 murders come per 100 thousand people a year. San Pedro Sula, one of the largest industrial centers of Honduras, bears the unofficial title of one of the world's drug capitals of the world, becoming a transit point for the transit of cocaine to the United States, where the powder is cleaned and packaged before being sent to North America.

 

The extreme poverty of people, drug addiction, and corruption have made the streets of the city dangerous not only for residents but also for tourists. It has already come to the point that, by local bandits, an English traveler was killed behind the camera, and the Peace Corps evacuated all its personnel.

 

 

What country is the most violent in the world?

 

The most dangerous and violent country in the world in 2022 is Afghanistan. For decades, civil wars have been fought here, including foreign states' participation. Currently, the internal political situation is relatively calm, the central government has been formed, but the insurgent groups continue to resist and demand the complete withdrawal of all armed forces from abroad from Afghanistan. Hotels with foreign citizens are often subject to terrorist attacks, and there is a threat of kidnapping throughout the country.