[Afghanistan] - Almost 28,000 foreigners go to Afghanistan in past year

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said this week that in the past year, almost 28,000 foreign nationals have visited
Afghanistan.The authority said that over the past year, it registered the entry and exit of 27,914 foreign citizens through land border
crossings and airports in the country.According to the figures recorded by this authority, the highest number of border crossings of
foreigners was through Nimroz province crossing, Herat airport, Torkham crossing, Haritan crossing and Kabul International Airport.NSIA said
most people came in for work purposes or as tourists.The authority also stated that tourists primarily visited historical sites in Bamiyan,
Herat, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Ghor, Badakhshan, Kunduz, Paktia, Khost, Nuristan, Balkh, Samangan and Kunar provinces.The post Almost 28,000
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