RASC: A number of residents of Bamyan province say that after the Taliban group regained control of the country, the number of foreign tourists in Bamyan province has reached zero, and hoteliers in this province complain about the decline of the hotel industry.
Asghar Yousufi, one of the hotel owners in Bamyan province, says that the presence of foreign guests in this province has decreased compared to the past and many days his hotel has no customers.
Asghar Yousufi, the manager of Gholghula Hotel, continued: “Organizations used to hold many events (at the hotel) in the past years, but this year we hardly hold one or two events in a month.” Whereas in the past, we held two to three events every week.”
Wahidullah, a resident of Bamyan province, who owns a shop and guesthouse near Buda, says that in the past years, he had more customers and his sales market was strong. Nevertheless, since two years, it has lost its foreign customers.
Wahidullah, the shopkeeper, said: “In the last two years that we have been here, we have rarely seen foreign tourists. There were many tourists during the republic, but now we have not seen a single foreign tourist in two months.”
Mohammad Ali; Another resident of Bamyan province says: “I have not seen any foreign tourists (since the Taliban took over). Before, during the rule of the Republic, there were many tourists, but now it has decreased.”
The shopkeepers of “Ghalghula” market also complain about the lack of work and say that with the significant decrease of foreign tourists, their work and professional situation is not defined.
With historical and cultural attractions, Bamyan hosted thousands of foreign tourists every year. But after the Taliban group regained control in Afghanistan, the significant decrease in the number of foreign tourists has caused the stagnation of the labor market in this province.
