Friday, May 20, 2011

Panjshir Tourism Development Conference

On May 28-29, the Panjshir Tourism Development Conference will bring together potential tourism sector investors, tour operators and media to explore with tourism “enablers” like the Aga Khan Development Network and Afghan and U.S. officials how to develop tourism in the province. Tourism has been identified along with agriculture and mining as one of the three areas where Panjshir enjoys comparative economic advantage. See

Thursday, May 19, 2011

A Trek Through The Wakhan Corridor

Foreign Policy Article; 19Mar2010. Few places in the world today seem like less inviting tourist destinations than Afghanistan. Yet some NGOs are trying to lure adventurers and backpackers to the war-torn country as one possible way to stimulate local economic development.