Female and male travel influencers gain attention by gushing about visits to Afghanistan while one critic notes that their trips legitimize the "gender apartheid" in the country.

Taliban-run Afghanistan welcomes travelers with female tour guides leading groups as critics say tourism promotion masks ongoing human rights violations against women.

KABUL, Afghanistan — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country ...

An Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan remains active and gunmen killed six people, including three Spanish tourists, in a May 2024 attack in Bamiyan, one of the country’s main tourist ...

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 ...

Margaritta is among a handful of travel influencers who have gone to Afghanistan since the Taliban took power following a chaotic withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in 2021. They are seen exploring the ...

Travel influencers boost tourism to Taliban-run Afghanistan The influencers gain attention by gushing over visits to the Central Asian nation, although one critic notes that their trips legitimize ...