Chilling with ‘Taliban bros’: How influencers promoting Afghanistan tourism is dangerous

Chilling with ‘Taliban bros’: How influencers promoting Afghanistan tourism is dangerous

‘I was treated like a queen’; ‘it’s beautiful’… This is how influencers from Western countries are describing Afghanistan. In recent times, a growing number of social-media personalities from countries such as the US, the UK, Germany and Australia are travelling to the Taliban-led nation, gushing over its beauty and praising the hospitality there. But this could be misleading and dangerous

Zoe Stephens, 31, from Britain, takes a selfie with other foreign, female tourists at Darul Aman Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP