INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian trip business have begun advertising travel plans to Afghanistan, providing weeklong trips to the country for around $3,000 as
Moscow deepens its ties with the Taliban-led federal government in Kabul.The offers, which have appeared on Russian online platforms in
recent days, promise Russian people arranged tours to Afghanistan, with the first group of tourists anticipated to depart as early as
mid-July, according to the Telegram news channel Shot.The packages, which cost 235,000 rubles ($3,000), have actually appeared in the middle
of Russias warming relationship with the Taliban, which has governed Afghanistan because the U.S
Russia last weekbecame the very first country to officially acknowledge the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which is governed by the
Taliban.Since the recognition, Russia has announced strategies to work together with the Taliban in a series of sectors including energy,
farming, transport and infrastructure.Officials have actually likewise gone over expanding trade and investment opportunities regardless of
continuous worldwide sanctions on the Taliban leadership.The head of Russias civil air travel firm recently said that direct industrial
flights between Afghanistan and Russia may soon be developed, a move that would further normalize relations in between the 2 governments.The
Taliban has enforced an austere interpretation of Islamic law considering that restoring power, sharply limiting womens rights, imposing
public executions and corporal penalty and closing most schools for girls.The United Nations and human rights groups have condemned the
routines practices as systemic offenses of international human rights norms.Moscow has vowed ongoing support for Kabul, including joint
efforts to reinforce regional security and battle terrorism and drug trafficking.Western governments continue to advise against all travel
to Afghanistan, pointing out consistent hazards from militant groups, a lack of basic facilities and the lack of consular support.Russian
authorities have not commented publicly on the safety of the trips or whether the government will offer oversight or support for people
taking a trip to the country.
