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A Taliban-operated institute in Kabul has opened its doors to students, aiming to train professionals in tourism and hospitality. Afghanistan has seen a rise in foreign tourism due to decreased ...
News Afghanistan » Laghman » Tourism: Taliban leaders want Afghanistan to become a tourism powerhouse. Restrictions on women make it challenging
Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism and hospitality professionals. It’s a motley crew. One student is a model ...
News Afghanistan » Laghman » Tourism: Polish tourists praise Afghanistan’s natural beauty
A number of Polish tourists, who recently travelled to central Maidan Wardak province, have praised Afghanistan’s natural beauty, security and the hospitality of its people.
News Afghanistan » Laghman » Tourism: Taliban Tourism 'Distorting The Truth' In Afghanistan
The Taliban's repressive policies and widespread rights abuses have made its unrecognized government in Afghanistan a global pariah. To boost its international image, the hard-line Islamist group has ...
News Afghanistan » Laghman » Tourism: Travel influencers boost tourism to Taliban-run Afghanistan
Margaritta, a 33-year-old travel influencer from Germany, embarked on a three-month solo trip through Afghanistan in May 2024. Despite a “media echo that Afghanistan was not safe,” she said, “I was ...
News Afghanistan » Laghman » Tourism: Taliban hopes to make Afghanistan a tourism hotspot
The Taliban hopes to remedy Afghanistan’s many woes by making the highly conservative, poverty-stricken, war-torn country a tourism destination. Would-be bookers understand they have their work cut ...
News Afghanistan » Laghman » Tourism: The Taliban says it wants people to visit Afghanistan. Here’s what it’s like
Ben Herskowitz stood on a hill overlooking the ancient archaeological landscape of Bamiyan, nestled among the high mountains of the Hindu Kush. In the distance, he could see white snow-capped ...