Ayaz Gul VOA News May 17, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Friday that unknown assailants fatally shot three Western tourists and their local translator in the central city of Bamiyan. The late-afternoon shooting in a busy central market also injured four people, including a foreigner, a spokesman for the Taliban-led Afghan Interior Ministry
Daily News: The Taliban hopes to remedy Afghanistan’s many woes by making the highly conservative, poverty-stricken, war-torn country a tourism destination. Would-be bookers understand they have their work cut out for them. Visas are hard to procure. The Taliban’s treatment of women is famously abhorrent. None of the the country’s airports have direct flights to
AA: Turkish Airlines is preparing to make an important development by resuming its flights to Afghanistan, which were suspended in 2021 due to the U.S. withdrawal from the country. Starting May 21, Turkish Airlines will operate four flights a week between Istanbul and Kabul on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Click here to read more
Worldcrunch: Nothing can beautify life in Afghanistan under the Taliban. So how can we promote a country whose government practices terrorism against its people? That’s what Arab world influencers are doing. The Taliban has invested heavily in the male Arab YouTubers and influencers to promote the rosy life in Afghanistan under its rule, and these
Khaama: The British government has once again urged all its citizens not to travel to Afghanistan. On Saturday, February 3rd, the British government issued a statement categorizing travel to Afghanistan as “highly dangerous” and warned of the risk of its citizens being detained in Afghanistan. In the statement, the British government expressed concerns about the
Tolo News: A flight was made from Khost International Airport to Al Ain, UEA on Friday (January 26). The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation said that the first flight, which was a commercial flight, was conducted by Ariana Afghan Airlines from Khost province to Al Ain after a two-year wait. “I am very happy
Ariana: Iran’s Yazd Air has launched a new route between Tehran and Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Balkh province. According to the Iranian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, flights started on Saturday. The consulate also said that other Iranian airlines are expected to start flying to Afghanistan. Earlier this month, Afghanistan’s ministry of transport and civil aviation announced that
Khaama: The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation has officially announced that Air Arabia Airlines successfully conducted its inaugural flight to Kabul International Airport on Wednesday. Air Arabia Airlines is scheduled to operate a daily flight connecting Sharjah and Kabul, enhancing connectivity between the two cities. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: In Ghazni, some women, and girls strongly criticize the Taliban for their dual standards towards local women, and foreign women visiting the province. They assert that the Taliban consistently tightened their strict restrictions on women in Ghazni province, while foreign women freely move around different parts of the province without any prohibitions, enjoying full
Tolo News: Sayed Taqi, a cultural activist in Bamiyan said: “Tourists come for skiing, there is volleyball and football. When the water of Band-e-Amir freezes, it becomes very beautiful and people ski, play volleyball and football.” The view of white snow and cold winter air has given Band-e-Amir National Park a fresh and spectacular face.