Afghanistan under the Taliban regime saw the decline of the international relations and the rise of the extremism in the country. The nation saw the breach in the diplomatic ties and the tourism industry was one of worst affected domain and faced the disastrous setbacks.
Now, the country is rising to its old glory with the developmental measures taken with the help of the U.N aid and the security is beefed up with the surveillance provided by the Afghan solders in collaboration with the U.S troops.
Tourism industry in the shackles of war
Prior to the U.S invasion two million tourists visited the country every year and there was drastic decrease in the number of tourist as the country faced the insurgency, extremism and invasion that increased security threats to the tourists.
The number of tourists has started rising yet again with the decrease in insurgency and the country is heading towards progress. In fact, everyday higgledy-piggledy affairs like construction, worsening pollution, lack of power and particularly the perceived violence threats remains one of the cardinal factors debarring the tourists and international businesspeople to invest in the country. Notwithstanding, the situation is improving with the each passing day.
Aids to rejuvenate the tourism industry
There is light at the end of the tunnel for the tourism industry with the scheduled opening of ₤ 1 million tourism center in Kabul. The central province of Bamiyan, eastern Nuristan and Mazar-I-Sharif in the north is getting the attention of the authorities and will be developed further from the tourist point of view. With the aid, students will get training to assist the tourists. The training in various aspects like tourism industry, hotel management and traditional Afghan customs will provide them with various employment opportunities.
The foreign investors and tourists are now feeling less terror trepidations inspiring them to invest in the country’s developmental programs. The air transport and the modernization of the airports will fetch more foreign investment and tourists to the country. With rise in the tourism industry there will not only be an influx of job opportunities for the youth but will also boom the economy of the war torn country.
Source: Telegraph
