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Taliban attracts Chinese tourists to Afghanistan in an effort to boost the economy | South China Morning Post

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More travellers are visiting an unusual destination – Afghanistan. Since 2021, the war-torn nation has seen tourism rise more than 900 per cent. Some attribute the change to official data reporting a sharp drop in violence and increased flight connections from major cities like Dubai. Most foreign visitors are from …

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