Long a no-go zone for travellers, the relative stability provided by the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan has also ...

“Afghanistan is not all about terrorists, it’s not all about war – it has a beautiful side,” she notes, acknowledging the juxtaposition of tourism in a country with so few freedoms.

In the distance, he could see white snow-capped mountains, greenery and blossoming trees spread across Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley. It was “one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to ...