The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Nearly 6,000 foreign nationals traveled to and from Afghanistan during the first two months of the current solar year, the Taliban’s National Statistics and Information Authority said.
In a statement, the authority said a total of 5,756 foreign nationals entered or exited the country during the months of Hamal and Saur (March–May 2026) through airports and land border crossings.
The data shows that 2,995 foreign nationals, including 108 women, entered Afghanistan, while 2,761 others, including 74 women, left the country during the same period.
According to the authority, 2,958 individuals entered via land border crossings, while 37 arrived by air. Of those, 370 visited Afghanistan’s historical and cultural sites, while the remainder entered for work-related purposes.
The statement added that the highest number of arrivals — 1,773 people — entered through the Nimroz border crossing. This was followed by 913 individuals through Herat’s land crossings and airport, 215 through Aqina port in Faryab, and 61 through the Ishkashim crossing in Badakhshan. Others entered via the Hairatan crossing and Balkh airport.
