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If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be the Taliban: Tourism in Afghanistan Tactically, our vacation had begun to feel similar to a military raid—rush in and rush out—and it was both exhilarating and unsatisfying. You were trying to be a tourist in a place that didn’t allow for it. You could strike up a conversation with […]
