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Afghanistan hosts the fabulous mountain scenery of the Hindu Kush, historic monuments and exquisite mosques, a vibrant culture with lively bazaars, and a very welcoming community of varied people, clans and tribes. Overland travellers in the 1970s flocked to Afghanistan on the road to Kathmandu, but its recent history is all too well-known. This guide includes flashbacks to the 1970s, when Bob visited five times.
The new Taliban rulers are openly encouraging tourism, perhaps aiming to develop the country by enhancing an understanding between the Afghan people and the rest of the world.
Afghanistan is sure to reward adventurous and curious travellers.
Bob Gibbons
Si?n Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons met in 1983, on a trek from Kashmir to Ladakh. Since then they have been leading and organising treks in the Alps, Nepal and the Sahara. They work in Kathmandu every winter and always relish returning to the Annapurna region, one of their favourite trekking haunts.
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