Band-e-Amir, seen here in May this year, was Afghanistan's first national park The Taliban government have banned women from visiting the Band-e-Amir national park in Bamiyan province. Afghanistan ...

With the war now over, the Taliban are welcoming foreign travelers, even as governments advise their citizens to stay away.

Established in 2009, Band-e-Amir National Park champions the protection of Afghanistan's natural landscape. UNESCO describes the park as a "naturally formed assembly of lakes with distinctive ...