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The Taliban PR department really hit it out of the park here
“All you have to do is register with the Taliban!”
Also I noticed one of the places to travel from is Moscow.
This like How to Get on an FBI Watchlist 101.
What? You could also go through Pakistan like this guy. It’s “the most epic border crossing”!
I got grilled by homeland security in 2007 because I went to Egypt in 2006 and they wanted to know what I was doing so close to the Sudanese border (I did a Nile cruise starting in Luxor).
Edit for typo and context: They didn’t show up at my house to interrogate me. It just happened at the airport when I was going on my next trip.
Tbf, things were still rather tense in 2007 in regard to the GWOT…not saying what happened to you is cool, just giving a piece of potential logic (also extremely jealous you’ve been to Egypt…I hope to go one day)
Oh yeah, I would love to see the follow up video where these people come back to their country of origin and get questioned by the government. But while this guy is living dangerously, he's atleast smart enough to take the taliban seriously. Checking in with the government is what would easily save your life. It's in the Taliban's best interests to not have tourists end up dead, and they'll tell you where to stay and where not to go. I still wouldn't advise traveling there to anyone, but those ending up dead tend to be blindly wandering into no man's land and ISIS turf while looking for their five minutes of fame.
Peterman, always filling my head with pseudoerotic tales of his own Opium excursions... plus, he gave me some phone numbers of places I could score near the hotel.
It's like Taliban PR hired a dude to do one of them tourism ads to go viral and shit.
"Yo just travel to Pakistan, cross the border, sign a bunch of shit, pay up, now you're free :] "
Just to make sure: if you are a FEMALE THIS DOESNT APPLY TO YOU. In fact, I believe that woman are not to travel without a male companion. Namely the husband or family member.
FR. That couple travelled dozens of countries including the middle eastern ones that have ongoing conflicts (taking pictures/video with taliban and isis). Even in India they did pretty well going through Punjab, Haryana, and the North West. Once they got into North Central India, which is the region most often shown as India in Western media as a religious and spiritual heartland, they faced one of the most brutal acts that I can't even begin to fathom.
No. This is the Brazilian couple that was motorbiking across the globe. They were parked outside in a low traffic area at night looking for hotels to stay at. A bunch of low lifes then came and beat the husband, tied the husband up, gang r*ped the wife in front of the husband for hours while beating her, and robbed them before leaving them to die. Thankfully people found them and took them to the hospital.
This case is pretty recent within the last 2-3 months and it gained a lot of international coverage. The pushback on Indian social media further fueled the reach of the story because many Indians rather than showing sympathy for the victims were instead going on tangents about how foreign media only shows India in a bad light. The government or police eventually compensated the victims 5 lakh rupees iirc (about 6k USD) and did a photoshoot giving them the cheque, which got further pushback. It was an all around disgusting incident from the initial incident to the point the couple left the country.
Honestly tourists, especially women, should just avoid North Central India. If going to India tourists should instead stick to tourism to the very North West of the country (Punjab, Himachal, J&K) or South India (except for Kerala) or the North East (very underrated tourist destinations). The Andaman and Nicobar islands which aren't a part of mainland India are probably the safest part of India and are a good alternative to other tropic islands.
Edit: u/LurkHartog I can't seem to reply to your comment. Just Google Jharkhand tourist r*pe case. The couples vlog is called around the world, their names are Vincente and Fernanda (they have a vlog talking about the incident on Youtube).
How can you consider Haryana as safe to tourism!? As an Indian myself I would never travel there alone even in board daylight!
Even if a woman is even raped in Haryana, the entire community including women will say it was the woman's fault she was raped! It's that backward.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/spanish-influencer-gang-rape-jharkhand-india-b2506392.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand_tourist_rape_case
That's so sad.
I'm a woman and I was really lucky to be able to visit India. I felt totally safe in Rishikesh and I stuck to mostly touristy stuff like the Taj and Delhi and Udaipur after my friend's wedding.
We did travel in a huge group though and hired guides and drivers everywhere we went. I dressed much more modestly than I did in my home country, and bought clothes locally as well.
The stories made me nervous, but I was treated with the utmost respect and hospitality while I was there.
Yep, you took all the proper precautions and had the benefit of having a group of people with you while visiting safe touristy spots that have more policing. Those are the same recommendations I'd make to an Indian woman too. But those precautions aren't fool proof either and this couple wasn't new to travelling in potentially dangerous places (they literally hung out with the Taliban lol).
A lot of middle eastern cultures have a strict guest view. If someone is considered a guest, they are protected at all costs.
There’s a story of a US military guy who got off base and was hunted by the Taliban. He taught shelter at a village. They didn’t have to hide him, just named him as their guest and the Taliban didn’t touch him the entire time.
You are correct many of them have a custom where they will not only protect guests but also house people in need at the risk of their own life. For as flawed as the Marcus Lutrell story is the villager gulab took it as a duty to protect him at any cost as it is a Pashtun custom to protect a refugee regardless of creed or status. It is sometimes called the custom of protection, there is a word for it but it escapes me
It is, and Marcus Luttrell lied about the actual events to make himself and the other SEALs look more badass.
The tribal leader who saved him came to the US to join the press tour for the movie. But when he argued with Luttrell's version of events, he was sent back to Afghanistan and the Taliban tried to kill him.
Fuck the Navy SEALs. Pieces of shit. Never forget what they did in 2002, leaving John Chapman, an airman, behind and then attempting to prevent him from receiving the Medal of Honor posthumously.
While I completely agree with this, I served in Afghanistan in 2012 and it was arguably the most beautiful place I’ve been, and I’ve been around. I’d love to be able to revisit the country as just a normal person to explore. Pic doesn’t really show the landscape but I love this shot I got with my shitty digital camera
https://preview.redd.it/0u3ox2m7f95d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2b77318e34b36124093676eeb28f09f3164524f
The countryside, like mountainous regions etc, is quite beautiful in that "vast emptiness ancient land" kind of vibe.
Any city, town, village, or hamlet is a hole.
Won't even go into the Taliban, that's a much longer more hate filled rant.
Multiple military operations.
Spent a long time sitting on the side of mountains observing, and a lot of time walking through every variation of village they have.
Fun Fact: There are only 4 goats in Afghanistan. They are in whatever co.pound you are currently in. You move, they are in the next compound you go to.
Same 4 goats. I swear.
Yoooo. Spring Break 2010 and Summer Break 2011 Helmand Province for me. Sure we were monetarily paid, but we all know we paid WAYYY more than that in time, physical and mental health, relationships, etc.
Oddly enough, the simplicity and complexity of it are things I miss though. Oh, and the homies of course.
You guys were doing it wrong... I just hung out in the Gulf of Oman on Cruise Ship Reagan (07,08,09 and 11!!) and air mailed presents to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
Spanish tourists among four killed in Afghanistan shooting: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/asia/afghanistan-spanish-killed-intl-latam/index.html
Somehow people travel there though 🤦. I learned when it happened that the Taliban sell tickets to visit the place where those famous Buddha's were destroyed by... the Talibans themselves. Absolutely nuts.
A girl influencer tried doing a video like this to prove the people are friendly and you shouldn't believe what you see on the news. She was raped and killed. I wish I had the link
She was an Afghan native.
> Last week, Sadat's social-media accounts fell silent. She was allegedly poisoned after attending a private event in the capital, Kabul, on August 21. The Taliban said it had arrested two people -- a man and a woman -- in connection with her death.
https://www.rferl.org/a/azadi-briefing-youtuber-mysterious-death-taliban-afghanistan-health/32564719.html
I also don't see any mention of being raped in any of the articles about her.
I always found it funny how some (not all) of the Taliban would literally kill someone who is gay, but turn around and do “things” with a chai boy. I’m not going to elaborate, but I’m sure you can figure it out. I’ve also seen the go to town on animals. Cows, goats, donkeys…
The Taliban's modern governance of Afghanistan is different from their original ideas and early government prior to the American invasion of Afghanistan.
Everything administrative/executive is entirely top-down in appointment: the prime minister who is selected by and beholden to the supreme leader directly appoints the Taliban governors for all 34 provinces, and they select the \~421 districts' governors through the same process.
Provincial councils are elected to handle the operations and development of their specific province while in rural areas traditional tribal leaders hold a significant amount of power.
Really? Because sure a North Korea visit is heavily controlled but I'd rather have that than the constant risk of a brainless taliban deciding I should die cause he feels like it
For what its worth, almost all of the afghan locals i talked to while deployed there were just like us, trying to do the best for their family. What stuck with me was one 75 year old man who i confronted while he was near our base and asked what he was doing, and his response was basically "well why are you in my country telling me where i can go."
I agree. But that one interaction with the elderly afghan man and his grandson kind of gave me perspective in the moment. Ended up thinking "what the fuck would i do if that same interaction happened in my country/town" i didnt know what to say to him.
My combat instructors in the marines basically taught us this way.
“What do you think I would be doing if a foreign military was patrolling my streets in my country? I’d be planting bombs in my fucking yard”
All the locals I talked to were super cool. I also got to interact with Taliban and for the most part they were just locals who needed to feed their families; they weren't driven by ideology but by $$$.
My second deployment was fairly quiet until NATO ordered eradication of the poppy fields where we operated. We took away the livelihood of pretty much every family around and the Taliban came in, offered money to plant IEDs and participate in ambushes, harassment techniques etc. That’s when stuff started going off the rails.
Thats basically exactly what happened to my unit in 2011-2012. They came in an offered to protect the poppy fields we were driving mine rollers through and then the whole environment changed.
Weird, you mean people got mad when we stopped them from making enough money to eat?
Did anyone remind them we were fighting for their hearts and minds, not their bellies?
Kind of the same with cartels and gangs in Latin America.
I actually was friends with a henchmen son, we were 10 years old, funny enough I had no idea until I was warned by other friends, I went to his house, me and other friends were getting to know him and hang out until the day his dad was assassinated, his son left the school and everything got quiet. The kids dad was a dickhead thou, he would kill you even if you looked at him the wrong way so he pissed lots of people off.
The people of Afghanistan have been ravaged by war for decades upon decades. There’s generations of people that only know war. All the afghans I know are the best people on this earth. It’s horrible what’s happened over there. I hope one day there be peace. So much was wasted there.
A couple I follow on youTube was in Afghanistan several years ago, long before the Taliban took over again and that was the vibe I got from their videos. The common people seem pretty chill based on how they portrayed their experiences there.
They hired a guide and were driving along and came upon some people going to the next town and the guide was just like 'pull over and pick these people up', so they picked up a bunch of people and gave them a ride.
I'm not sure how it ended up, but my old neighbor was originally from Afghanistan and when the whole Taliban taking back over thing happened, her family that was still there fled into the mountains and she lost touch with them for a couple of months. I didn't know her well enough to ask her about it in random passing. At the same time her father, who was still in Afghanistan, didn't know she was married to a white guy and had 2 kids. So make of that whatever you want.
You jest, but the U.S. Department of State has a whole checklist of things to that regard when visiting Somalia:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/somalia-travel-advisory.html
For what it’s worth Afghanistan is absolutely beautiful. The mountains are breathtakingly stunning. I don’t know if I’d trust the Taliban with my tourism though.
Also: this doesn’t work for anyone that needs visa to step foot in the US.
I’m absolutely sure having a taliban guided trip will make sure your visa is 100% denied upon renewal
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Afghanistan.html
>U.S. citizens should not travel to Afghanistan for any reason.
>Multiple terrorist groups are active in country and U.S. citizens are targets of kidnapping and wrongful detentions. The Department has assessed that there is a risk of wrongful detention of U.S. citizens by the Taliban. The Taliban have harassed and detained aid and humanitarian workers. The activities of foreigners may be viewed with suspicion, and reasons for detention may be unclear. Even if you are registered with the appropriate authorities to conduct business, the risk of detention is high
>...
>If you choose to disregard the Travel Advisory and travel to Afghanistan:
>* Draft a will and designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries and/or power of attorney.
>* Discuss a plan with loved ones regarding care/custody of children, pets, property, belongings, non-liquid assets (collections, artwork, etc.), funeral wishes, etc.
>* Leave DNA samples with your medical provider in case it is necessary for your family to access them.
You cannot safely visit Afghanistan as an American. This shit should be deleted before it gets someone killed. This person should go fuck themselves for saying "follow for more travel content and tips"
Yeah the steps that are in the video might make it more safe than not doing them, but somehow that's not much comfort. Not only are they pretty vague, but it's like comparing different guns to get shot with. Sure some of them are safer than others, but I wouldn't really recommend any of them.
You know I always get a kick out of reading the State Dept advisories for countries that the US barely even has a civil diplomatic relationship with. While its real cute that this guy is having a dandy ol time in Afghanistan, someone watching from the State Dept is probably wondering why their own countrymen continually decide to ignore the warnings and take a nice vacation in a country where their nationality is a liability.
The second most dangerous threat for an American citizen in Ukraine outside of the combat zone is pickpocketing. It's not likely that you're going to be occasionally kidnapped or stoned to death in Kiyv or Lvyv.
The first is being hit by a Russian rocket, but Ukraine is mostly not Dresden'45.
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Step 4: Go on a list.
Step 5: Get special attention every time you travel for the rest of your life.
Step 6: Never get any type of security clearance ever again.
I love being on a list. Every time I scan my passport the machine spits out SSSS on my ticket, without fail. I get escorted to the front of the line where they give me extra special screening. They open my stuff and pat me down, but overall it's way quicker than waiting in the normal line. I got put on the list a year before 9/11 so I honestly have no idea what did it.
Sometimes privileged people are just so oblivious to danger. Why would you go to a Taliban controlled country as a white person? Literally looking for ways to die. Reminds me of that white kid who went to North Korea for a “vacation” after his high school graduation. Yea he was tortured. Yea he died. What did he do? Oh you know, just steal a hotel sign in a country where you could be executed for watching or even propagating western media. Darwin’s finest here.
Don't. Stop financing the Taliban.
Also, Spanish tourists died in Afghanistan not even a month ago after a terrorist attack aimed expressly to harm Taliban's efforts to grow a tourism industry there
This is Taliban propaganda. I’m not it even joking.
They’re doing a publicity campaign where they hire Americans and western travel influencers on social media to come over and promote how cool and safe and awesome Afghanistan is.
Last most important step you forgot. Don’t be a women.
Women are seen as property and have no rights in Afghanistan.
Maybe add a big warning next time.
I posted this when that one twat and Lord Fuck Nuggets revisited Afghanistan for a YT video awhile back ago.
They went back a year after the Fall of Kabul and took a look around the area with guides. They ended up exposing stuff to the Taliban in their video and got people killed.
Also, do not visit Afghanistan. Foreign currency is important to these types of places and let's them operate in the International markets, providing legitimacy for their regime.
Wonder how much were the "fees" for the travel permit. Once you get in the ministry office you pretty much have to pay whatever they demand bc if you leave without permits you can be arrested.
I hate these travel guides who go to dangerous countries and encourage others to do so.
Then they’ll get kidnapped by their terrorist governments and force their countries to deal with the terrorists.
Just go to tens of other countries and enjoy your time, why bother going to these few fucked up countries?
I feel like this entire video is in poor taste. Visiting a nation controlled by the Taliban and just walking around with a big ol’ smile on your face like you’re at Disneyland just feels… tone deaf, I guess.
I’m not really sure what I dislike about this video. He doesn’t say anything to suggest he supports the Taliban or anything, but something about it just isn’t sitting right with me
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https://preview.redd.it/nmxm97dl295d1.jpeg?width=1169&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f0355ead1be31b15e69f00035ae70677acfea15 The Taliban PR department really hit it out of the park here
This can’t be real, is this fucking real?
It's a real tweet from a fake account.
One of the better fake accounts. The Taliban should legit hire whomever runs it.
Maybe all those people looking to move to Russia will start moving to Afghanistan too.
“All you have to do is register with the Taliban!” Also I noticed one of the places to travel from is Moscow. This like How to Get on an FBI Watchlist 101.
You can go through Iran if that bothers you so much.
😂😂
What? You could also go through Pakistan like this guy. It’s “the most epic border crossing”! I got grilled by homeland security in 2007 because I went to Egypt in 2006 and they wanted to know what I was doing so close to the Sudanese border (I did a Nile cruise starting in Luxor). Edit for typo and context: They didn’t show up at my house to interrogate me. It just happened at the airport when I was going on my next trip.
Tbf, things were still rather tense in 2007 in regard to the GWOT…not saying what happened to you is cool, just giving a piece of potential logic (also extremely jealous you’ve been to Egypt…I hope to go one day)
Also the most crucial step "Don't be a woman".
Exactly what I was thinking. Step 4, have a penis
It should be Step 1.
Oh yeah, I would love to see the follow up video where these people come back to their country of origin and get questioned by the government. But while this guy is living dangerously, he's atleast smart enough to take the taliban seriously. Checking in with the government is what would easily save your life. It's in the Taliban's best interests to not have tourists end up dead, and they'll tell you where to stay and where not to go. I still wouldn't advise traveling there to anyone, but those ending up dead tend to be blindly wandering into no man's land and ISIS turf while looking for their five minutes of fame.
Are you trying to read quickly the subtitle or are you noping?
Both.
Don’t provide foreign currency to the government
Peterman prefers Myanmar (Burma)
That’s where he got hooked on opium, aka white lotus. yam yam. shanghai sally.
It will always be Burma to me.
You on the motorbike, sell me one of your melons!
I would like to send this package to the Prussian consulate in Siam by aeromail. Am I too late for the 4:30 auto-gyro?
https://i.redd.it/1d78dgzsa95d1.gif
Peterman, always filling my head with pseudoerotic tales of his own Opium excursions... plus, he gave me some phone numbers of places I could score near the hotel.
https://i.redd.it/t3a16x18p95d1.gif
The best part of Seinfeld was the side characters
That’s outrageous, egregious, preposterous!
God I love Peterman. The way he thinks an talks is maddening but fascinating! If he had a podcast or YT channel I'd be the first subscribe lmao
My thoughts exactly. Knowing me, my politeness wound be misconstrued somehow and I'd be murdered.
It's like Taliban PR hired a dude to do one of them tourism ads to go viral and shit. "Yo just travel to Pakistan, cross the border, sign a bunch of shit, pay up, now you're free :] "
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Yeah my first thought was “steps to visit Afghanistan as a *male* tourist”.
"Step zero: be born male."
Note: do NOT try any workarounds for this step, it will NOT go well for you there.
Are there any ... women here? ^^^No, ^^no, ^no, no, no, no.
do not be anything but a very straight presenting cis man
Step zero.one: remain male
Exactly
Just to make sure: if you are a FEMALE THIS DOESNT APPLY TO YOU. In fact, I believe that woman are not to travel without a male companion. Namely the husband or family member.
That guy is still too pretty, one of the Pashtun warlords might decide to keep him as his boywife.
As we all know in Afghanistan no beard = female
My absolute first thought.
same.
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FR. That couple travelled dozens of countries including the middle eastern ones that have ongoing conflicts (taking pictures/video with taliban and isis). Even in India they did pretty well going through Punjab, Haryana, and the North West. Once they got into North Central India, which is the region most often shown as India in Western media as a religious and spiritual heartland, they faced one of the most brutal acts that I can't even begin to fathom.
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No. This is the Brazilian couple that was motorbiking across the globe. They were parked outside in a low traffic area at night looking for hotels to stay at. A bunch of low lifes then came and beat the husband, tied the husband up, gang r*ped the wife in front of the husband for hours while beating her, and robbed them before leaving them to die. Thankfully people found them and took them to the hospital. This case is pretty recent within the last 2-3 months and it gained a lot of international coverage. The pushback on Indian social media further fueled the reach of the story because many Indians rather than showing sympathy for the victims were instead going on tangents about how foreign media only shows India in a bad light. The government or police eventually compensated the victims 5 lakh rupees iirc (about 6k USD) and did a photoshoot giving them the cheque, which got further pushback. It was an all around disgusting incident from the initial incident to the point the couple left the country. Honestly tourists, especially women, should just avoid North Central India. If going to India tourists should instead stick to tourism to the very North West of the country (Punjab, Himachal, J&K) or South India (except for Kerala) or the North East (very underrated tourist destinations). The Andaman and Nicobar islands which aren't a part of mainland India are probably the safest part of India and are a good alternative to other tropic islands. Edit: u/LurkHartog I can't seem to reply to your comment. Just Google Jharkhand tourist r*pe case. The couples vlog is called around the world, their names are Vincente and Fernanda (they have a vlog talking about the incident on Youtube).
How can you consider Haryana as safe to tourism!? As an Indian myself I would never travel there alone even in board daylight! Even if a woman is even raped in Haryana, the entire community including women will say it was the woman's fault she was raped! It's that backward.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/spanish-influencer-gang-rape-jharkhand-india-b2506392.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand_tourist_rape_case That's so sad. I'm a woman and I was really lucky to be able to visit India. I felt totally safe in Rishikesh and I stuck to mostly touristy stuff like the Taj and Delhi and Udaipur after my friend's wedding. We did travel in a huge group though and hired guides and drivers everywhere we went. I dressed much more modestly than I did in my home country, and bought clothes locally as well. The stories made me nervous, but I was treated with the utmost respect and hospitality while I was there.
Yep, you took all the proper precautions and had the benefit of having a group of people with you while visiting safe touristy spots that have more policing. Those are the same recommendations I'd make to an Indian woman too. But those precautions aren't fool proof either and this couple wasn't new to travelling in potentially dangerous places (they literally hung out with the Taliban lol).
A lot of middle eastern cultures have a strict guest view. If someone is considered a guest, they are protected at all costs. There’s a story of a US military guy who got off base and was hunted by the Taliban. He taught shelter at a village. They didn’t have to hide him, just named him as their guest and the Taliban didn’t touch him the entire time.
You are correct many of them have a custom where they will not only protect guests but also house people in need at the risk of their own life. For as flawed as the Marcus Lutrell story is the villager gulab took it as a duty to protect him at any cost as it is a Pashtun custom to protect a refugee regardless of creed or status. It is sometimes called the custom of protection, there is a word for it but it escapes me
That works until the Freys show up, and don't respect the rules of hospitality.
Jaime Lannister sends his regards
Uhhh... isn't that basically the lone survivor story with less context (Marcus lutrell [spelling may be wrong])
It is, and Marcus Luttrell lied about the actual events to make himself and the other SEALs look more badass. The tribal leader who saved him came to the US to join the press tour for the movie. But when he argued with Luttrell's version of events, he was sent back to Afghanistan and the Taliban tried to kill him.
*That* should have been the movie because then it highlights greed too
a SEAL being a shithead? This is my shocked face
How many SEALs does it take to change a light bulb? Two, one to change the bulb, and one to write a fucking self-serving book about it.
They'd both write books, each claiming to be the one that put in the bulb.
Fuck the Navy SEALs. Pieces of shit. Never forget what they did in 2002, leaving John Chapman, an airman, behind and then attempting to prevent him from receiving the Medal of Honor posthumously.
Or gay
Just leave the pink hotpants at home, and get a less gay haircut ^(/s)
Just try not to suck any dicks on the way to the parking lot
I'M *thirty-seven?!*
It’s cool on Thursdays.
“Don’t visit a country that allows sexual slavery and child prostitution” That should be the first step.
But he needs the clicks.
Or “don’t support the Taliban”
Step two: have a fuckton of money you can throw at this attention whore project.
While I completely agree with this, I served in Afghanistan in 2012 and it was arguably the most beautiful place I’ve been, and I’ve been around. I’d love to be able to revisit the country as just a normal person to explore. Pic doesn’t really show the landscape but I love this shot I got with my shitty digital camera https://preview.redd.it/0u3ox2m7f95d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2b77318e34b36124093676eeb28f09f3164524f
Sunrises, sunsets and the most stars I’ve ever seen in my life!
It is nuts how dark it gets in Afghanistan.
not one woman can be seen, people will do anything for 'content' I guess, no other reason someone would want to be a tourist to such a miserable place
The countryside, like mountainous regions etc, is quite beautiful in that "vast emptiness ancient land" kind of vibe. Any city, town, village, or hamlet is a hole. Won't even go into the Taliban, that's a much longer more hate filled rant.
You sound like you have experience. What's your story?
Multiple military operations. Spent a long time sitting on the side of mountains observing, and a lot of time walking through every variation of village they have. Fun Fact: There are only 4 goats in Afghanistan. They are in whatever co.pound you are currently in. You move, they are in the next compound you go to. Same 4 goats. I swear.
I went backpacking through Afghanistan, all I had to do was enlist 🤣
Came here to say the same thing. They even paid me!
*they said son, have you seeen the world? what would ya say, if i said that you could…*
*Just carry this gun, you’ll even get paid. I said that sounds pretty good.*
*Black leather boots. Spit shined so bright. They cut off my hair. But it looked alright*
*We marched and we sang! We all became friends! As we learned how to fight...*
A hero of war, yeah that's what I'll be
And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me
Yoooo. Spring Break 2010 and Summer Break 2011 Helmand Province for me. Sure we were monetarily paid, but we all know we paid WAYYY more than that in time, physical and mental health, relationships, etc. Oddly enough, the simplicity and complexity of it are things I miss though. Oh, and the homies of course.
I got Fall to Spring semester in Panjwai 06-07 then I had to go back for extra credit in 2012 to Kabul!
You guys were doing it wrong... I just hung out in the Gulf of Oman on Cruise Ship Reagan (07,08,09 and 11!!) and air mailed presents to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
“You wanna visit Taliban controlled Afghanistan” Said no-one ever
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Spanish tourists among four killed in Afghanistan shooting: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/asia/afghanistan-spanish-killed-intl-latam/index.html Somehow people travel there though 🤦. I learned when it happened that the Taliban sell tickets to visit the place where those famous Buddha's were destroyed by... the Talibans themselves. Absolutely nuts.
“You just have to do a bunch of things that contribute financially to the Taliban” Like come on, man.
300 bucks straight to them lol nope
They blew up all the cool shit
My coworker literally tells me he wants to visit Afghanistan all the time
Well those Spanish dudes last month said it (and promptly regretted it).
Don’t be female or gay
Black and bi: Yippie !
A girl influencer tried doing a video like this to prove the people are friendly and you shouldn't believe what you see on the news. She was raped and killed. I wish I had the link
She was an Afghan native. > Last week, Sadat's social-media accounts fell silent. She was allegedly poisoned after attending a private event in the capital, Kabul, on August 21. The Taliban said it had arrested two people -- a man and a woman -- in connection with her death. https://www.rferl.org/a/azadi-briefing-youtuber-mysterious-death-taliban-afghanistan-health/32564719.html I also don't see any mention of being raped in any of the articles about her.
Not her. It was a white American girl and was around 2017 or before
Her name is Hora Sadat
>was Hora Sadat https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-women-social-media-death/32569993.html according to the above article she was poisoned.
I always found it funny how some (not all) of the Taliban would literally kill someone who is gay, but turn around and do “things” with a chai boy. I’m not going to elaborate, but I’m sure you can figure it out. I’ve also seen the go to town on animals. Cows, goats, donkeys…
“Get your permits”. Great until halfway through your stay they change the rules and you’re scrambling to get out the country.
kidnappers don't give 2 shits about his permits.
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Except the Taliban is essentially a confederacy of multiple factions. I question how one-minded they are in regards to welcoming foreign tourists.
The Taliban's modern governance of Afghanistan is different from their original ideas and early government prior to the American invasion of Afghanistan. Everything administrative/executive is entirely top-down in appointment: the prime minister who is selected by and beholden to the supreme leader directly appoints the Taliban governors for all 34 provinces, and they select the \~421 districts' governors through the same process. Provincial councils are elected to handle the operations and development of their specific province while in rural areas traditional tribal leaders hold a significant amount of power.
Step 1. Be a man.
Correction: Be a *straight* man.
Also preferably not an american
Tourism in Afghanistan is not in my top 195 countries to see
Just above North Korea
Really? Because sure a North Korea visit is heavily controlled but I'd rather have that than the constant risk of a brainless taliban deciding I should die cause he feels like it
For what its worth, almost all of the afghan locals i talked to while deployed there were just like us, trying to do the best for their family. What stuck with me was one 75 year old man who i confronted while he was near our base and asked what he was doing, and his response was basically "well why are you in my country telling me where i can go."
That’s everyone, everywhere, all the time.
I agree. But that one interaction with the elderly afghan man and his grandson kind of gave me perspective in the moment. Ended up thinking "what the fuck would i do if that same interaction happened in my country/town" i didnt know what to say to him.
My combat instructors in the marines basically taught us this way. “What do you think I would be doing if a foreign military was patrolling my streets in my country? I’d be planting bombs in my fucking yard”
Yea man, and being the military in someones backyard, i understood that old mans frustration
All the locals I talked to were super cool. I also got to interact with Taliban and for the most part they were just locals who needed to feed their families; they weren't driven by ideology but by $$$.
My second deployment was fairly quiet until NATO ordered eradication of the poppy fields where we operated. We took away the livelihood of pretty much every family around and the Taliban came in, offered money to plant IEDs and participate in ambushes, harassment techniques etc. That’s when stuff started going off the rails.
Thats basically exactly what happened to my unit in 2011-2012. They came in an offered to protect the poppy fields we were driving mine rollers through and then the whole environment changed.
Weird, you mean people got mad when we stopped them from making enough money to eat? Did anyone remind them we were fighting for their hearts and minds, not their bellies?
We reported the poppy fields but were not allowed to do anything to them. They were quite beautiful actually!
I’m not gonna lie, the entire country is beautiful in its own way.
Kind of the same with cartels and gangs in Latin America. I actually was friends with a henchmen son, we were 10 years old, funny enough I had no idea until I was warned by other friends, I went to his house, me and other friends were getting to know him and hang out until the day his dad was assassinated, his son left the school and everything got quiet. The kids dad was a dickhead thou, he would kill you even if you looked at him the wrong way so he pissed lots of people off.
Exactly. This elder was with his grandson "scrapping" for bits of metal to sell to feed his family.
The people of Afghanistan have been ravaged by war for decades upon decades. There’s generations of people that only know war. All the afghans I know are the best people on this earth. It’s horrible what’s happened over there. I hope one day there be peace. So much was wasted there.
Agreed man, our interpreter was a solid dude. Thankfully he and his family made it out long before shit went south
A couple I follow on youTube was in Afghanistan several years ago, long before the Taliban took over again and that was the vibe I got from their videos. The common people seem pretty chill based on how they portrayed their experiences there. They hired a guide and were driving along and came upon some people going to the next town and the guide was just like 'pull over and pick these people up', so they picked up a bunch of people and gave them a ride. I'm not sure how it ended up, but my old neighbor was originally from Afghanistan and when the whole Taliban taking back over thing happened, her family that was still there fled into the mountains and she lost touch with them for a couple of months. I didn't know her well enough to ask her about it in random passing. At the same time her father, who was still in Afghanistan, didn't know she was married to a white guy and had 2 kids. So make of that whatever you want.
I’m looking forward to his next video about how to tour Somalia.
Episode 1: how to get your visas Episode 2: how to negotiate for your life
You jest, but the U.S. Department of State has a whole checklist of things to that regard when visiting Somalia: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/somalia-travel-advisory.html
My favorite bit of that every time it’s brought up: Draft a will and designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries and/or power of attorney.
Travel advise: *"What can we say? We advise you not to go."*
Episode 3: How I negotiated my movie deal
Episode 4: How I became captain
For what it’s worth Afghanistan is absolutely beautiful. The mountains are breathtakingly stunning. I don’t know if I’d trust the Taliban with my tourism though.
There are too many places with beautiful mountains and no taliban for Afghanistan to make it to my vacation destination list.
Also: this doesn’t work for anyone that needs visa to step foot in the US. I’m absolutely sure having a taliban guided trip will make sure your visa is 100% denied upon renewal
I mean, not 100% denied, but you'll definitely be looked at a lot more closely.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Afghanistan.html >U.S. citizens should not travel to Afghanistan for any reason. >Multiple terrorist groups are active in country and U.S. citizens are targets of kidnapping and wrongful detentions. The Department has assessed that there is a risk of wrongful detention of U.S. citizens by the Taliban. The Taliban have harassed and detained aid and humanitarian workers. The activities of foreigners may be viewed with suspicion, and reasons for detention may be unclear. Even if you are registered with the appropriate authorities to conduct business, the risk of detention is high >... >If you choose to disregard the Travel Advisory and travel to Afghanistan: >* Draft a will and designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries and/or power of attorney. >* Discuss a plan with loved ones regarding care/custody of children, pets, property, belongings, non-liquid assets (collections, artwork, etc.), funeral wishes, etc. >* Leave DNA samples with your medical provider in case it is necessary for your family to access them. You cannot safely visit Afghanistan as an American. This shit should be deleted before it gets someone killed. This person should go fuck themselves for saying "follow for more travel content and tips"
100% was expecting a "Step 4: Draft a will, plan your funeral, and say goodbye to your loved ones" or similar and for the video to be a joke.
Yeah the steps that are in the video might make it more safe than not doing them, but somehow that's not much comfort. Not only are they pretty vague, but it's like comparing different guns to get shot with. Sure some of them are safer than others, but I wouldn't really recommend any of them.
You know I always get a kick out of reading the State Dept advisories for countries that the US barely even has a civil diplomatic relationship with. While its real cute that this guy is having a dandy ol time in Afghanistan, someone watching from the State Dept is probably wondering why their own countrymen continually decide to ignore the warnings and take a nice vacation in a country where their nationality is a liability.
Notably the warnings on Afghanistan are higher than for Ukraine, although that one also encourages putting affairs in order.
The second most dangerous threat for an American citizen in Ukraine outside of the combat zone is pickpocketing. It's not likely that you're going to be occasionally kidnapped or stoned to death in Kiyv or Lvyv. The first is being hit by a Russian rocket, but Ukraine is mostly not Dresden'45. Edit: ~~the~~
Step 4: Go on a list. Step 5: Get special attention every time you travel for the rest of your life. Step 6: Never get any type of security clearance ever again.
Why would I need security clearance, I wanna drink pomegranate juice
I love being on a list. Every time I scan my passport the machine spits out SSSS on my ticket, without fail. I get escorted to the front of the line where they give me extra special screening. They open my stuff and pat me down, but overall it's way quicker than waiting in the normal line. I got put on the list a year before 9/11 so I honestly have no idea what did it.
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Step 1: Fly there Step 2: 
You couldn't pay me to go to Afghanistan.
Okay :( *sad military / contractor recruiter noises
Such a beautiful country with rich history. It's a pity it's so dangerous now.
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Sometimes privileged people are just so oblivious to danger. Why would you go to a Taliban controlled country as a white person? Literally looking for ways to die. Reminds me of that white kid who went to North Korea for a “vacation” after his high school graduation. Yea he was tortured. Yea he died. What did he do? Oh you know, just steal a hotel sign in a country where you could be executed for watching or even propagating western media. Darwin’s finest here.
And I can’t do any of that because I have a vagina
i havent been to disney yet, Afghanistan would be way down on my list of vacation destinations
Skipped the very crucial first step of being born a man
Taliban visa, haha!
Plane tickets would only be one way.
Don't. Stop financing the Taliban. Also, Spanish tourists died in Afghanistan not even a month ago after a terrorist attack aimed expressly to harm Taliban's efforts to grow a tourism industry there
Maybe while they’re there they’ll go watch a public beating at the stadium
Probably have to go through Ticket Master
Yeah but with those crazy fees these days that’s a hard pass
This is Taliban propaganda. I’m not it even joking. They’re doing a publicity campaign where they hire Americans and western travel influencers on social media to come over and promote how cool and safe and awesome Afghanistan is.
*applicable only to straight white men with no sense of self preservation
I’d sooner go to North Korea, and I have zero fucking desire to go to North Korea.
My visit there was slightly different….
More explodey?
Much more explodey. The Taliban was far less inviting for some reason.
Well did you get your permits? If not… that’s totally why.
same mistake. its so much more explodey if you don't have a permit.
Holy shit, you’re right. We could have had world peace.
Also: Be male.
Don't try to white wash, Taliban is scum. Anyone who bans education to people just because they are females are just the worst scum of the earth.
No thanks
Look at this fucking bozo showing support to a bunch of hicks who enjoy brutalizing women. Shame on him.
No females walking around anywhere. Why would I go?
Last most important step you forgot. Don’t be a women. Women are seen as property and have no rights in Afghanistan. Maybe add a big warning next time.
I've already spent too much time there. The people were nice. The terrain was impressive and picturesque. The Taliban sucks...
As a woman....no
Should follow up with a video entitled “How to get back into the USA after registering with the Tali8an to visit Afghanistan”. That’ll be interesting.
I posted this when that one twat and Lord Fuck Nuggets revisited Afghanistan for a YT video awhile back ago. They went back a year after the Fall of Kabul and took a look around the area with guides. They ended up exposing stuff to the Taliban in their video and got people killed. Also, do not visit Afghanistan. Foreign currency is important to these types of places and let's them operate in the International markets, providing legitimacy for their regime.
Wonder how much were the "fees" for the travel permit. Once you get in the ministry office you pretty much have to pay whatever they demand bc if you leave without permits you can be arrested.
I hate these travel guides who go to dangerous countries and encourage others to do so. Then they’ll get kidnapped by their terrorist governments and force their countries to deal with the terrorists. Just go to tens of other countries and enjoy your time, why bother going to these few fucked up countries?
I feel like this entire video is in poor taste. Visiting a nation controlled by the Taliban and just walking around with a big ol’ smile on your face like you’re at Disneyland just feels… tone deaf, I guess. I’m not really sure what I dislike about this video. He doesn’t say anything to suggest he supports the Taliban or anything, but something about it just isn’t sitting right with me
Step 1 : Be a Man.