“The Kite Runner”, Khaled Hosseini's novel adapted for film in 2007, revealed gudiparan bazi to the world — the Afghan art of kite fighting.
Band-e-Amir, the country's first national park (2009), strings together six lapis-blue lakes held by natural travertine dams at 3,000 m altitude.
The security situation remains highly volatile: check your government's official advice before any plans. An eSIM helps: consular alerts, offline maps and staying reachable for your relatives.