The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Taliban officials and Turkey's chargé d'affaires in Kabul discussed expanding bilateral cooperation in tourism, including plans for a tourism cooperation agreement and efforts to promote the tourism attractions of Afghanistan and Turkey, Taliban officials said.
According to the Taliban's Ministry of Information and Culture, Qudratullah Jamal, the Taliban's deputy minister for finance and administration, met with Sadin Ayildiz, Turkey's chargé d'affaires in Kabul, to discuss strengthening tourism ties between the two countries.
The two sides also discussed facilitating travel for tourists, organizing training programs, expanding cooperation between private-sector tourism companies, and establishing a joint technical working group to advance tourism-related initiatives, the ministry said.
The meeting comes as a number of Afghan women have voiced concern that the growing presence of foreign tourists in Afghanistan, without attention to the country's human rights situation, could contribute to portraying an inaccurate picture of conditions under Taliban rule.
They say some foreign tourists travel to Afghanistan at the invitation of the Taliban and present a version of the country that does not reflect the daily realities faced by Afghan women.
The women argue that conditions for women in Afghanistan—particularly following sweeping restrictions on education, employment, and participation in public life—are far more severe than what is depicted in some tourism-related reports and promotional content.
