DECRYPTION – The number of foreign visitors increased from 691 in 2021 to 7,000 last year, according to official statistics, despite the assassinations of six Afghan and foreign tourists claimed by Daesh last May.
The country is led by an extremist group known for its violence and obscurantism, and which has reinstated stoning in criminal law. Women are confined to their homes, or rather to their fathers or husbands. Human faces are absent from public space, erased from all advertising or posters in the streets; it is also illegal to show living beings in the media, for example on television. Afghan women but also foreigners must cover themselves from head to toe, preferably in black.
The economic crisis and natural disasters make it one of the poorest countries on the planet. Terrorist groups like the Islamic State organization are increasing their attacks and do not hesitate to attack tourists. At first glance, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – as the Taliban renamed it when they seized power in August 2021 – does not seem like an attractive destination for vacationers. And yet: according to…
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