Against a backdrop of ongoing international isolation, Afghanistan is quietly emerging as an unlikely destination for adventurous tourists, with visitors arriving by diverse means, from planes and motorbikes to camper vans and even bicycles. Solo travellers and organised tour groups are gradually venturing into a country that, until recently, was wracked by decades of conflict.
The country’s Taliban administration, which seized power more than three years ago but remains unrecognised by any nation, is actively encouraging this nascent tourism boom.
