In a dramatic shift with far-reaching geopolitical implications, Russia has become the first major world power to formally ...

Taliban’s bizarre tourism promo is going viral for all the wrong reasons. The story behind this controversial travel ad shows ...

Uzbekistan is betting that cooperation with the Afghanistan and the Taliban on infrastructure projects will pay off.

Darkly comic videos made by a tour agency and shared by Taliban-linked accounts on social media are encouraging people to ...

The Taliban is trying to woo foreign tourists to visit Afghanistan. The militant group, which seized power in 2021, is coming to boost its image. Even as it aims to lure foreigners, the Taliban ...

Despite warnings over safety, foreign tourists are now starting to trickle into conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, welcomed by locals and the hardline Taliban regime.

Taliban officials told The New York Times last year that some 14,500 foreigners had visited Afghanistan since 2021, most of them men. Several tourism companies and travel agencies have popped up ...

A potentially lucrative industry Tourism is a vital, multi-billion-dollar industry for many countries. Afghanistan’s isolation on the international stage, largely because of the Taliban’s ...

The Taliban government promotes tourism on its official websites and on social media, and Afghanistan’s 3,000 tourism agencies advertise overseas, they said.

As the global tourism industry steps into 2025, a renewed emphasis on the symbiotic relationship between peace and tourism is set to redefine industry paradigms. This shift is propelled by ...