The
tourism industry of
Afghanistan, developed with government help in the early 1970s, has been negligible since 1979 due to
internal political instability. A
passport and
visa are required for entrance into Afghanistan. In 1999, the
UN estimated the daily cost of staying in
Kabul at $70
USD.
Approximately 61% of these costs were estimated to be the price of a
room in a guesthouse. It also has a high rate for hotels. Travel was
highly restricted in the country due to the
US-led campaign against the
Taliban and
al-Qaeda.
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Afghan embassies issue between 15,000 and 20,000 tourist visas annually.
[1] In 2014, bookings for adventure trips were doubled in Afghanistan.
[2]