Asia | Tourism in Afghanistan

Postcards from Kabul

Foreign travellers venture into Afghanistan

May 6th 2004|

FOR those blasé globe-trotters who think they have seen it all, a few audacious tour operators are offering new adventures. Once a must for archaeology lovers, wanderlusters and hippies in search of classy joints, Afghanistan largely disappeared from the tourist map in the late 1970s as the first Soviet tanks rolled in. But a few foreign tourists, unruffled by reports of kidnappings and shootings, are now rediscovering the country's breathtaking beauty and legendary hospitality.

This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Postcards from Kabul”