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 ...

One of the world’s most oppressive regimes is cashing in on the growing trend of ‘danger tourism’. In 2021, the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan following a 20-year US military-led mission to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A British travel influencer has raised eyebrows after encouraging fellow vacationers to go on boys’ trips to Afghanistan, ...