A Taliban-run institute is training tourism and hospitality professionals to attract visitors to Afghanistan. Its debut student cohort consists of around 30 men, who are being trained in a Kabul classroom. The students vary in age, education level and professional experience. They’re all men – Afghan women are banned from studying beyond sixth grade – and they don’t know anything about tourism or hospitality. But they are all eager to promote a different side of Afghanistan. And the Taliban are happy to help. Afghanistan’s rulers are pariahs on the global stage, largely because of their restri…
