‘Naive, reckless’ tourists couchsurfing in war-torn Afghanistan

Many Afghans have signed up on the social networking platform, which connects travellers around the world with locals

Seeking an “authentic” experience as he backpacked through war-torn Afghanistan, Dutch tourist Ciaran Barr searched the Couchsurfing website for locals to stay with. He found an astonishing number of potential hosts.

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