The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
11 months ago

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — 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. They’re all men — Afghan women are banned from studying beyond sixth grade — and they don’t know anything about tourism or hospitality. There should be a new page of Afghanistan.” Taliban fighters take selfies by the tomb of Afghan Kind Nadir Shah in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. “Ultimately, the goal should be to support responsible tourism practices that contribute positively to the local economy and foster mutual respect and understanding, while also remaining cognizant of the broader political context in Afghanistan.” A general view of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. He said there was no input from authorities about what tour groups saw or did, and that the company worked closely with a women’s rights organization in Afghanistan.

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The Taliban take over Afghanistan’s only luxury hotel
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The Taliban take over Afghanistan’s only luxury hotel

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban are taking over the operations of Afghanistan’s only luxury hotel in Kabul, more than …

I went on holiday to Afghanistan and it was a 'great experience - the Taliban welcome tourists'
4 months ago

I went on holiday to Afghanistan and it was a 'great experience - the Taliban welcome tourists'

Daily Mail  

Would you go on a tourist trip to Afghanistan? It’s so nice and the landscape is breathtaking.’ Separately, Jannis tells MailOnline that the lakes were his favourite place in Afghanistan, describing them as a ‘dream’. RIGHT: Jannis says his favourite spot in Afghanistan was Band e Amir National Park, where he's pictured with a friend Jannis also visited Kabul’s bird …

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Despite no international recognition as the country’s official rulers, the Taliban enjoy high-level meetings with major regional powers like China and Russia. The Taliban’s legitimacy to govern doesn’t come from Afghans but from their interpretation of religion and culture, said Leena Rikkila Tamang with the International …

Despite government advice some Australians are holidaying in Afghanistan as the Taliban eye legitimacy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite government advice some Australians are holidaying in Afghanistan as the Taliban eye legitimacy

ABC  

In recent times it conjures images of warfare, crippling poverty and horrors perpetrated against women and minorities by a repressive regime. It's a development watched closely by Southern Cross University academic Mujib Abid, who said tourism was viewed as a pathway to legitimacy and economic self-sufficiency within the "pariah state". "It's really, really eye-opening to drive through these areas and …

The Taliban want more foreign tourists to visit Afghanistan
11 months ago

The Taliban want more foreign tourists to visit Afghanistan

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last year, there were 7,000. open image in gallery A general view of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 …

Taliban working towards wooing tourists to Afghanistan
11 months ago

Taliban working towards wooing tourists to Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

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. They're all men — Afghan women are banned from studying beyond sixth grade — and they don't know anything about tourism or hospitality. There's an ongoing power struggle between Afghanistan’s embassies and consulates staffed by people …

Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

His soldier son toured Afghanistan with fighters in his crosshairs, but US traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective – sightseeing promoted by the Taliban’s fledgling tourism sector. “Afghanistan’s enemies don’t present the country in a good light,” said Information and Culture Minister Khairullah Khairkhwa. “But if these people come and see what it’s really like,” he added, “they will …

The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don’t plan to lift the ban on female education
1 year, 7 months ago

The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don’t plan to lift the ban on female education

Associated Press  

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. “It will serve for as long as it can and as long as the emir isn’t removed for doing something …

The Taliban embrace cultural heritage
1 year, 8 months ago

The Taliban embrace cultural heritage

Hindustan Times  

When the Taliban barrelled into Kabul in August 2021, the curators of Afghanistan ’s national museum stashed away its pre-Islamic treasures. During the Islamists’ previous spell in power, the Taliban minister of finance led an axe-wielding wrecking crew to smash up thousands of the pre-Islamic artefacts bequeathed by Afghanistan’s staggeringly rich history. “Totally, their mentality has changed.” The Taliban, who …

Indian team to visit Kabul for first time in Taliban region
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian team to visit Kabul for first time in Taliban region

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major step by New Delhi aimed at engaging with the Taliban regime which is in power in Afghanistan and containing Pakistan’s influence there, a visiting team led by senior diplomat J.P. Singh held talks in Kabul on Thursday with senior Taliban leaders, including the regime’s “foreign minister”, Amir Khan Muttaqi. The team headed by Mr Singh, …

Afghanistan museum reopens, with Taliban security
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan museum reopens, with Taliban security

Al Jazeera  

The National Museum of Afghanistan is open once again and the Taliban, whose members once smashed their way through the facility destroying irreplaceable pieces of the country’s national heritage, now guard the building located in the capital Kabul. In 2001, the Taliban destroyed two giant sixth-century Buddha statues carved into a cliff-face in Bamiyan in central Afghanistan on orders from …

Many Afghans pack their bags, hoping for chance to leave | See Pics
3 years, 5 months ago

Many Afghans pack their bags, hoping for chance to leave | See Pics

India Today  

As their flight to Islamabad was finally about to take off, Somaya took her husband Ali’s hand, lay her head back and closed her eyes. Soon after the Taliban took control of Kabul, the family sold their households and used the money to unsuccessfully cross into Pakistan. “I was raised with one dream, that I study hard and be someone, …

The bursting ‘Ka-bubble’: Taliban extremism is remaking a once-cosmopolitan Kabul
3 years, 6 months ago

The bursting ‘Ka-bubble’: Taliban extremism is remaking a once-cosmopolitan Kabul

LA Times  

What was the “Ka-bubble”? “The leadership of the Taliban, most are of the age that — without mentioning to them — they feel the change in Kabul every day, because they were here when it was inhabited by less than 500,000 people,” said Daoud Sultanzoy, Kabul’s 66-year-old mayor and one of the few top officials from the bygone state to …

What It's Like Inside The U.S. Processing Center Welcoming Thousands Of Afghans
3 years, 6 months ago

What It's Like Inside The U.S. Processing Center Welcoming Thousands Of Afghans

NPR  

What It's Like Inside The U.S. Processing Center Welcoming Thousands Of Afghans Enlarge this image toggle caption Armando Babani/AFP via Getty Images Armando Babani/AFP via Getty Images The Dulles Expo Center outside Washington, D.C., is usually reserved for home and garden or gun shows. Sponsor Message "There are hundreds of State Department, DOD, USAID and TSA in this building at …

Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was Nov. 13, 2001. “I found the people relieved fresh and full on energy to start anew,” the economist said from his home in Geneva, as he watched the Taliban’s return to power last month. ___ The return last month of the Taliban, with their long beards and flowing traditional turbans, has created widespread fear among …

Afghanistan: What’s next for those who stayed?
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan: What’s next for those who stayed?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, September 1 at 19:30GMT: The Taliban are celebrating after the departure of the last US troops in Afghanistan after 20 years of occupation but what comes next is unclear. Over the last two weeks, all eyes had been on Kabul airport as the US and NATO countries worked to evacuate their personnel and Afghan allies before a deadline …

In pics: the dizzying worlds of trauma and terror in Afghanistan
3 years, 7 months ago

In pics: the dizzying worlds of trauma and terror in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Within a few weeks, the Taliban militants have taken major cities such as Kabul, Herat, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif- knocking Afghanistan into the dizzying worlds of trauma, terror and violence. An internally displaced child from the northern provinces, who fled from his home due to the fighting between Taliban and Afghan Security Forces, sleeps in a public park that is being …

Taliban encounter Afghan cities remade in their absence
3 years, 7 months ago

Taliban encounter Afghan cities remade in their absence

Associated Press  

Ezanullah, one of thousands of young Taliban fighters from the countryside who rode into Afghanistan’s capital over the weekend, had never seen anything like it. The encounter highlights how much Kabul and other Afghan cities have changed in the 20 years since the Taliban, who mainly hail from rugged rural areas, last ruled the country. The Taliban, who largely hail …

Afghan crisis: Satellite images reveal the chaos at Kabul airport
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghan crisis: Satellite images reveal the chaos at Kabul airport

Hindustan Times  

The situation in Afghanistan has been worsening since the Taliban took complete control of the war-torn country on Sunday. Maxar Technologies recently shared satellite images from Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital city of Kabul, which showed the desperation of Afghan nationals to flee from their home country. Hundreds of people gather near a US Air Force C-17 transport …

Photos Capture The Disintegration Of Kabul As Thousands Try To Flee
3 years, 7 months ago

Photos Capture The Disintegration Of Kabul As Thousands Try To Flee

Huff Post  

Above image: Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport on Aug. 16. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images Afghan people climb on a plane and sit by the door as they wait at the Kabul airport on Aug. 16. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images U.S. soldiers rest as Afghan people wait to leave the Kabul …

After The Taliban Takeover Of Kabul, Here's What We Know
3 years, 7 months ago

After The Taliban Takeover Of Kabul, Here's What We Know

NPR  

After The Taliban Takeover Of Kabul, Here's What We Know Enlarge this image toggle caption Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Chaos erupted at Kabul's airport as thousands of Afghans were left uncertain of their safety and livelihood after Taliban forces in Afghanistan occupied the capital city. In the last few weeks, Taliban forces …

Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban takes over Afghan presidential palace, Kabul airport under fire | Updates
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban takes over Afghan presidential palace, Kabul airport under fire | Updates

India TV News  

The Taliban seized nearly all of Afghanistan in just over a week, despite the hundreds of billions of dollars spent by the U.S. and NATO over nearly two decades to build up Afghan security forces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says in order to prevent looting and chaos, their forces will enter some parts of Kabul, Afghanistan and occupy outposts that …

Updates | Footage shows Taliban militants in Afghan presidential palace
3 years, 7 months ago

Updates | Footage shows Taliban militants in Afghan presidential palace

The Hindu  

The latest developments on Afghanistan, where a Taliban blitz has taken large swathes of territory just weeks before the final pullout of American and NATO troops: US sending another 1,000 troops to Afghanistan The United States is sending another 1,000 troops to Afghanistan, raising the US deployment to roughly 6,000. Taliban to revive ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ A Taliban official …

U.S. Military Struggles To Manage Evacuation As Taliban Topples Afghan Government
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. Military Struggles To Manage Evacuation As Taliban Topples Afghan Government

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military struggled to manage a chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan on Monday as the Taliban patrolled the capital and tried to project calm after toppling the Western-backed government. The Taliban swept into Kabul on Sunday after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, bringing a stunning end to a two-decade campaign in which the …

Photos: A View Of Afghanistan As The Taliban Take Over
3 years, 7 months ago

Photos: A View Of Afghanistan As The Taliban Take Over

NPR  

Photos: A View Of Afghanistan As The Taliban Take Over Enlarge this image toggle caption Defense One/Reuters Defense One/Reuters Taliban fighters entered Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the embassy. Here is a look around Afghanistan as the Taliban took over the …

From 1996 to 2021: A personal chronicle of the Taliban in Afghanistan
3 years, 8 months ago

From 1996 to 2021: A personal chronicle of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

My first trip to Afghanistan was in September 1996, a few days after the Taliban stormed into the Presidential Palace in Kabul and established their hold over the country. Except for one Taliban soldier who walked away when he learnt that my photographer colleague accompanying me was neither my husband nor my brother. Happy to hear that I was a …

Afghanistan: Taliban claims attack on foreign tourists
8 years, 7 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban claims attack on foreign tourists

Al Jazeera  

At least seven wounded after group of UK, US and German nationals are ambushed in Herat province. Foreign tourists being escorted by an army convoy in western Afghanistan have been ambushed by gunmen in an attack that left at least seven people wounded, Afghan officials say. “A group of Taliban fighters conducted the attack on the tourists, injuring at least …

Taliban claims ambush on American, European tourists in Afghanistan
8 years, 7 months ago

Taliban claims ambush on American, European tourists in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The Taliban claimed the attack as they intensify their annual summer offensive after a brief lull during Ramzan, which ended in early July. Herat: Taliban militants attacked a group of 12 American and European tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in western Herat province Thursday, leaving at least seven people wounded as the insurgents step up nationwide attacks. “The …

Karzai arrives in Pakistan on day-long visit
11 years, 7 months ago

Karzai arrives in Pakistan on day-long visit

India TV News  

Islamabad: Afghan President Hamid Karzai today arrived here on a day-long visit to discuss the frayed ties and seek release of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Barader as a confidence building measure. This will be the first highest-level exchange between Pakistan and Afghanistan since the democratic transition and swearing-in of the new government. Karzai's visit will carry forward this process …

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