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The Taliban have opened the country to foreign travelers. Safety has improved and infrastructure is also being expanded. The question remains though whether one should actually go.

“To be honest, a major part of going on the trip was that I was bored as f— at my desk job doing nine to five, five days a week,” mulls Callum Darragh, a 26-year-old office worker from Swindon, Wiltshire. “Maybe it was a slight overreaction to the mundanity of modern life, but there we are. We turned up in Kabul after 40 hours, on four different flights, and when we landed it was kind of terrifying because you see the Taliban posters and whatnot and then you think to ...

The beleaguered Islamic emirate isn’t a top holiday spot. But bored of his 9-5, that's where one office worker flew. He’s not the only one…

Most foreigners to Iraq since Saddam’s ouster in a 2003 invasion led by the United States have worn army fatigues and carried guns – but more recently there has been a trickle of camera-toting travel pioneers.

HILLA, March 27 — An American tourist poses for a holiday snap in Iraq, in front of the blue-brick Ishtar Gate that was rebuilt at the ancient site of Babylon under dictator Saddam Hussein. Most foreigners here since Saddam’s ouster in a 2003 US-led invasion have worn army fatigues and carried...

IRAQ has become a new holiday hotspot for tourists looking to get off the beaten track and explore the country's rich history.The war-torn country has

After years of conflict, Iraq is enjoying a mini-boom in tourism - meet the brave visitors who are rewarded with ancient cities and happy, generous locals.

HILLA, Iraq — An American tourist poses for a holiday snap in Iraq, in front of the blue-brick Ishtar Gate that was rebuilt at the ancient site of Babylon under dictator Saddam Hussein.Most foreigners here since Saddam’s ouster in a 2003 US-led invasion have worn army fatigues and carried guns — but more recently there has been a trickle of camera-toting travel pioneers.“Iraq

A US tourist poses for a holiday snap in Iraq, in front of the blue-brick Ishtar Gate that was rebuilt at the ancient site of Babylon.

An American tourist poses for a holiday snap in Iraq, in front of the blue-brick Ishtar Gate that was rebuilt at the ancient site of Babylon under dictator Saddam Hussein. Most foreigners here since Saddams ouster in a 2003 US-led invasion have worn army fatigues and carried guns -- but more recent ..