In this picture taken on March 25, 2024 Thai tourists pose for a group picture during their visit to the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul. His soldier son toured Afghanistan with insurgents in his crosshairs, but American traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective -- sight-seeing promoted by the Taliban's fledgling tourism sector. "It is a unique place, it touches my heart," the 65-year-old Indiana farmer told AFP, praising the "unique" country and "its magnificent mountains" with "people living in the old way". (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP) / To go with "AFGHANISTAN-TOURISM, REPORTAGE' by Pascale TROUILLAUD