What could be funnier than a beheading?
As odd a campaign as this is, whoever is behind it is thinking strategically. After all, what else is Afghanistan known for besides jihad? But what assurance can Afghans give to tourists that they won’t be the next victims of that jihad?
“Afghans invite US tourists to visit with bizarre video featuring a mock hostage EXECUTION and poking fun at their country’s reputation for terrorism,” by David Averre, Daily Mail, July 10, 2025:
An Afghan social media account has revealed a tourism pitch unlike any other in a bid to court Western travellers, reshape the nation’s global image and revive its shattered economy.
The slick marketing video, shared across social media by Afghanistan in Arabic (@afghanarabc), opened with what at first glance resembled a scene from a horrific Islamist terror-style execution video.
Five heavily armed men are seen standing over three prisoners whose heads are covered by black bags.
‘We have one message for America’, the leader declares menacingly.
He promptly tears the bag off the head of the hostage kneeling below him – only to reveal a man flashing a cheesy grin and a thumbs-up before exclaiming in an enthusiastic American drawl: ‘Welcome to Afghanistan!’
The video proceeds to show a group of American holidaymakers arm in arm with Afghan guides, indulging in various activities in stunning locations.
They are seen swinging from the barrels of ruined tanks, diving into lakes, gorging on banquet-sized food platters and posing for pictures with a horde of curious children.
One part of the clip showed an American gleefully clutching a US Army-issue M4A1 carbine – the principal weapon of many American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Unsurprisingly, no women were visible anywhere in the video.
It is unclear whether the account that posted the video has any connection to official Afghani institutions….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
First of all, among non-muslims – I don’t care how Leftist you are, who is so stupid to go to Afghanistan for tourism? If one wants a feel of that region & “culture, avoid Afghanistan or Pakistan, and instead go to countries north of them – Uzbekistan (which has a rich history), Turkmenistan & so on. Far more civilized, even though they may have problems w/ English, and one would probably want to be somewhat conversant in Russian
marshall s dicker says
AGGREED….U GOTTA BE CRAZY TO GO TO AFGANISTAN
England Invaded says
No, the leftists should positively be encourage to go there. Take their pride flags with them, blokes wear a frock as well. Women told to campaign for women’s rights wile there also. They all need to spread their message over there.
Good grief, let’s have a fund raiser to facilitate that.
Or could try going to parts of England as they are now. Pretty much the same really.
rick says
Beheading as Muslim humor. What a sick depraved people and their religion.
But my only question is are there still Americans who would go to Afghanistan as tourists??????
gravenimage says
Not that I’ve seen. Even aid workers are gone now, I think.
Walter Sieruk says
This is ,somewhat, of a reminder that those “Biden years” were terrible. Joe Biden is treacherous villain, That treacherous villain, Joe Biden, is the one who is responsible for that catastrophe which they created in which enabled the Taliban savages totally take over Afghanistan.
It’s become so terrible that Taliban have allowed the jihadists of al Qaeda to return to Afghanistan to set up its jihad centers in the land.
That fiendish “president” imposter Biden must not be content with harming America and the American people, now he’s furthering is destructive scheme to harm the Western countries and the citizens of those countries. The evils of Joe Biden must have no limits.
Furthermore, just think of all those Americans and out good Afghans, friends he abandoned in Afghanistan to be encountered captured tortured and murdered by the bloodthirsty Taliban.
To make matters even worse Biden and Harris admitted many unchecked and unvetted “refugees” into and throughout the United States , a number of them , not doubt are criminal and secret jihadists scheming and waiting for the time they consider to engage in murderous violence.
The innocent people who will be murdered by them will guilty and likewise Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will then have their blood on both of their sinister wicked and destructive hands.
All that evil in Afghanistan would never have happened if that President Pretender, Joe Biden just threw away and totally destroyed nearly twenty years of progress accomplished by the blood sweat and tears and even the deaths of many Americans as well as the blood, sweat and tears of America’s allies.
Biden threw away more than trillion of the American taxpayer’s money that had been invested in for the betterment and development of Afghanistan.
This tragic scenario didn’t actually have to had happen in Afghanistan because the generals of the Pentagon who are strategic military advisers to the President strongly counseled Biden not to have a sharp, sudden withdrawal from Afghanistan but instead have and start a gradual drawback of the US armed forces after September 11, 2021.
The problem was that the arrogant conceited and stupid Joe Biden/Harris team refused to heed or listen to the wise council of the intellects of the Pentagon. Therefore is this complete catastrophe with the Taliban total takeover of Afghanistan.
In the ancient but wisdom filled book by Sun Tzu entitled THE ART OF WAR, it is written “He will win who has the military capability and is not interfered with the sovereign.”
That awful incompetent and probably even treasonous villains, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ruined everything.
Walter Sieruk says
This is .sort of a reminder one of the many evils which occurred during the ”Biden years” was the complete and total takeover of Afghanistan by America’s enemy ,the Taliban.
For that now .has been ,US “President” Joe Biden abandoned that land to the Talban , and has aided and new continues to support that murderous Taliban enemy who now control Afghanistan . Biden and even let hating Taliban have new high quality US military equipment.
Likewise, Biden is a traitor to all the families and friends of those US soldiers, who had shed their blood, were killed and terribly maimed for life by the Taliban. For creepy traitorous old Joe just ‘gave away” Afghanistan to the Taliban.
Biden also has betrayed many Americans and the good Afghans who really aided the US military in the land by abandoning them all to the vicious and murderous Taliban.
Furthermore, Biden really does not care about those thirteen Americans who died or the other American who died in Afghanistan because of either his incompetence or treasonous orders.
Therefore , Joe Biden is very, obviously is ether completely incompetent and despicably treasonous. In the first or second case Biden should not have been allowed be enter the Office of the Presidency in the first place.
As that catastrophe, he created in Afghanistan and letting the Talban obtain may high quality US military equipment.
Furthermore, al Qaeda is regrouping and power and numbers in Afghanistan is because of that , had been Joe Biden, he is responsible for that catastrophe which he created in which the Taliban savages took over Afghanistan all because of Joe Biden.
As the former US President Theodore Roosevelt that the Office of the Presidency in not only a powerful position but “a very strong man” is needed for the Oval Office. Joe Biden is not a strong man but as already stated is weak and feeble.
The horrendous done in Afghanistan , by that ,as been, treacherous “president” Biden
Roosevelt also, rightly, believed “a man holding that very important Office “should be sharply watch by the people [and] held to a strict accountability by them.”
gravenimage says
Afghans try to attack US tourists with video mocking jihadi executions
What could be funnier than a beheading?
“Afghans invite US tourists to visit with bizarre video featuring a mock hostage EXECUTION and poking fun at their country’s reputation for terrorism”
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Notice nothing actually *debunks* Afghanistan’s horrifying reputation for Jihad terror. I hope that *no* Americans–or other Wsterrners–assume that this s to be taken as an actual joke.
Here’s what the US govrnment has to say:
“Do not travel to Afghanistan due to civil unrest, crime, terrorism, risk of wrongful detention, kidnapping, and limited health facilities.
“Country Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Kabul suspended operations in 2021. The U.S. government is not able to provide routine or emergency consular services to U.S. citizens in Afghanistan.
“Multiple terrorist groups are active in Afghanistan and U.S. citizens are targets of kidnapping and hostage-taking. The Taliban have harassed and detained aid and humanitarian workers…
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/afghanistan-advisory.html.
Andrew Blackadder says
I always thought that Pashtun was spoken in Afghanistan not Arabic…
GELGA says
THE FOOOOLS!!!!
Sister Alberti says
Maybe there should be an app to insert your photograph and get your head cut off. Then there would be no reason to visit.