Afghanistan claims tourism is growing under the Taliban

(29 Jun 2025)
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 30 May 2025
1. Wide of people in a park
2. Wide of crowd watching people wrestle in the park for leisure
3. Close of female tourists watching wrestling UPSOUND "Yo, this is like really a lot. It is a lot."
4. Mid of female tourists UPSOUND "We’ll take some photos"
5. Mid of crowd and tourists watching wrestling
6. Wide of wrestling

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 2 June 2025
7. Wide of Deputy Minister of Tourism, Qudratullah Jamal, sitting down for an interview
8. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Qudratullah Jamal, Deputy Minister of Tourism:
“We are making progress in the tourism industry day by day and health and tourism have many benefits for a country. We also take into account the benefits it brings to our country and our people. And tourists who come to Afghanistan are exploring, investigating, traveling, and obtaining information that they can benefit from also.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 30 May 2025
9. Mid of children watching wrestling in the park
10. Wide of crowd and child watching
11. Mid of female tourists taking photographs of wrestling
12. Wide of two men wrestling as crowd watches

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 2 June 2025
13. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Qudratullah Jamal, Deputy Minister of Tourism:
“A big difference between the income of this (tourism) industry and other income, is that it’s distributed within the country. When a tourist comes here, he rents a car, needs an interpreter, eats at a hotel and that will certainly create a big economy and play a strong role in our economy.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 30 May 2025
14. Wide of crowd watching wrestling
15. Wide of two men wrestling
16. Mid of female tourists taking photographs

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 2 June 2025
17. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Qudratullah Jamal, Deputy Minister of Tourism:
“Our greatest effort is that Afghanistan has been challenged for a long time, it has faced many hardships, fought many wars. We want tourists to come here and actually learn about the Afghan traditions, learn about the innovation, learn about the daily life, and this is very beneficial.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 30 May 2025

18. Close of volleyball net
19. Wide of people playing volleyball in the park
20. Close of male tourist in the park
21. Wide of male and female tourists taking photos of locals

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 2 June 2025

22. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Qudratullah Jamal, Deputy Minister of Tourism:
“Yes, both (men and women) can come, if they respect our principles and traditions.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Kabul, Afghanistan – 29 May 2025
23. Close of American tourists Jackie Birov walking through Kabul
24. Mid of Birov walking
25. Mid of people purchasing fruit from a vendor on the street
26. Wide of Birov walking into a jewelry store UPSOUND "Hello, I do feel better"
27. Mid of Birov and goldsmith looking at jewelry UPSOUND "Yeah I think like just um like a little bit more uneven, maybe a little bit narrower here."
29. Wide of Birov and goldsmith talking inside shop UPSOUND talking
30. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackie Birov, tourist:

31. Close of jewelry inside shop

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