FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): More foreign tourists visited the Pamir Mountains in northeastern Badakhshan province this year than last year, local officials said on Monday.
Provincial tourism manager, Sayed Akram Seddiq Lalzad, told Pajhwok Afghan News the number of foreign tourists visiting Pamir peaks reached 120 during the first six months of the current year as compared to 115 during the entire last year.
He said the increasing number of foreign visitors had a positive impact on economic situation of local residents besides increasing the tourism sector’s revenue.
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