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AFGHANISTAN has launched a bizarre video campaign to attract tourists – including a chilling hostage video.

The slick professionally produced video starts with footage of a hooded man surrounded by armed men in an ISIS-style execution.

The video begins with what initially resembles a heinous execution videoCredit: Instagram / @afghanarabc
But when the bag is lifted, a man is smiling with his thumbs-up and says in an American accent ‘welcome to Afrghanistan’Credit: Instagram / @afghanarabc
An American ‘tourist’ appears in the videoCredit: Instagram / @afghanarabc
One even shows a man waving a gun while swimmingCredit: Instagram / @afghanarabc

Five men holding gargantuan machine guns are seen eerily standing over three prisoners, with their heads covered with black bags.

The leader is heard saying: “We have one message for America.”

The hood is then snatched off before he grins: “Welcome to Afghanistan.”

The weird promotional ad then focuses on gunmen in the back of pick-up trucks amid rugged scenery alongside a group of American tourists.

Pictures of armed Mujahideen warriors whose weapons are emblazoned with the words “fake gun” are shown.

And the group are seen diving into lakes, eating extravagant meals, standing under waterfalls and taking pictures with presumably confused children.

One chilling clip shows an American holding a US Army-issue M4A1 carbine.

This was the weapon predominantly used by American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

It comes as no surprise that women have no role in the vile video.

It currently remains unknown whether the video is connected to official Afghani institutions.

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The Taliban leaders, eager to improve their fearsome reputation, have created a tourism promotional video now circulating on social media via the Arabic account (@afghanarabc).

The Taliban began their drive to make Afghanistan a tourist hotspot in spring 2024, with a tourism and hotel management school opened.

Since then, social media channels have worked to promote the country’s history as a way to lure in holidaymakers.

Recently, Qudratullah Jamal, the Deputy Minister of Tourism in Afghanistan, stated: “The Afghan community is hospitable and eager to welcome visitors from abroad and interact with them.”

“Tourism brings many benefits to a country. We have considered those benefits and aim for our nation to take full advantage of them.

“We believe this industry can develop into a substantial economic contributor, offering numerous advantages. It is vital in reinforcing our national economy.”

Nearly a whopping 9,000 foreign tourists visited the country last year alone, while nearly 3,000 visited in the first three months of 2025, Jamal said.

He refused to answer questions about the Taliban’s treatment of women, however.

Taliban members and Afghan families enjoying a boat ride on a lake.
Taliban members paddle in a boat as they and Afghan families enjoy a visit to one of the lakes in Band-e Amir national parkCredit: Getty
The video features American holidaymakers as they go on various activitiesCredit: Instagram / @afghanarabc
It comes as no surprise that women weren’t featured in the videoCredit: Instagram / @afghanarabc
The Taliban have made desperate efforts to attract touristsCredit: Instagram / @afghanarabc

Jamal added: “Those who respect our laws and traditions have already come and can continue to come.”

Since US forces withdrew in 2022, Afghanistan has been under the boot of the extremist Taliban regime.

In the Taliban-controlled country, women are unable to leave the house without a man, speak in public or even look through a window while home.

The Afghanistan government’s strict “virtue and vice” laws force women to stop doing various things in public, like showing their face and bodies, singing or reading aloud, and looking at men they are not related to.

Women in the country are also no longer able to visit national parks or beauty salons, play sports or even go solo travelling beyond the perimeter of their houses due to sickening morality laws.

Some social media sites like Instagram and TikTok are beginning to show travel guides for Afghanistan, predominantly created by female travel influencers from countries like the UK, Australia and Hungary.

The Foreign Office warns against all travel to the nation and the heightened risk of detention.

One man even records himself under a waterfall for the bizarre videoCredit: Instagram / @afghanarabc
Three men sitting outside, sharing a watermelon.
Various clips are shown in the video to promote AfghanistanCredit: Instagram / @afghanarabc
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