120% increase in foreign tourists in Afghanistan
The state media of Afghanistan announced that the number of foreign tourists who visited Afghanistan has increased by 120 percent. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, the number of tourists Foreigners who visited Afghanistan in 2023 have increased by 120 percent compared to last year.
“Oscar Wells”, an American tourist who traveled to Afghanistan, stated I was surprised to see the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif. There is no news of violence.
He added that the destruction of cultural places are signs of the past war, and the poverty of the people can also be observed due to the lack of infrastructure.
Wells said that visiting Afghanistan is a way to communicate with the people of this country. If security and development in Afghanistan are strengthened, this country will become the center of tourism in South and Central Asia.
“Khairullah Pashtun”, the information officer of the Department of Tourist Attraction in the Ministry of Information and Culture of the Taliban government, said some time ago that tourism revenues have increased and efforts to provide facilities to attract foreign tourists are also continuing.
He stated that establishing security is one of the reasons why domestic and foreign tourists are more encouraged to visit ancient and recreational places.
© | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |